Pte
William Thomas Russell

Information about birth

Date of birth:
18/09/1890
Place of birth:
Sutton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

General information

Last known residence:
1148 1st Avenue , Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Profession:
Farmer
Religion:
Methodist

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
838173
Enlistment date:
4/12/1915
Enlistment place:
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Mounted Rifles, 4th Bn.  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
26/10/1917
Place of death:
Wolf Farm, Passchendaele, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
27

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 30, 32.

Points of interest 4

#1 Place of birth
#2 Last known residence
#3 Enlistment place
#4 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"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 8564 - 13).
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx
Sources used
War diaries: 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4947, Microfilm reel number: T-10756, File number: 487).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng
Sources used