Information about birth

Date of birth:
09/09/1881
Place of birth:
Ulverston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Homestead farmer
Religion:
Not stated

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
781101
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 46th Bn. (South Saskatchewan)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
26/10/1917
Place of death:
Tyne Cottage, Passchendaele, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
36

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 18 - 26 - 28.

Points of interest 2

#1 Place of birth
#2 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action."

Sources 2

Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3558 - 17).
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx
Sources used
War diaries: 46th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4939, Microfilm reel number: T-10745--T-10746, File number: 437).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng
Sources used