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Joseph Vernier Shoemaker
Information about birth
Date of birth: 24/08/1891 |
Place of birth: Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
General information
Profession: Teamster |
Religion: Not stated |
Army information
Country: Canada |
Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 453565 |
Enlistment date: 30/06/1915 |
Enlistment place: Niagara, Ontario, Canada |
Units: — Canadian Infantry, 49th Bn. (Edmonton) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 30/10/1917 |
Place of death: Bellevue, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 26 |
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24 - 28 - 30. |
Points of interest 3
#1 | Place of birth | ||
#2 | Enlistment place | ||
#3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." Killed by machene gun bullets during an attack West of Passchendaele on the morning of October 30th, 1917.
More information 2
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595972 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=0a536688-30e8-4363-ac4f-7cfb4d443baf |