Pte
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.

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