Pte
James McDonald Carson
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 11/12/1898 |
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Place of birth: Miami, Manitoba, Canada |
General information
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Last known residence: 526 4th Avenue NE, Galgary, Alberta, Canada |
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Profession: University student |
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Religion: Presbyterian |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 228369 |
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Enlistment date: 23/03/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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Units: — Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 30/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Bellevue, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 18 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10. |
Points of interest 4
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| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." Killed by an enemy shell about 300 yards from the pill box at Bellevue.
Sources 2
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5849 - 48). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx Sources used |
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War diaries: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4912, Microfilm reel number: T-10703, File number: 347). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources used |
More information 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/922714 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=e0781662-440e-4dea-a537-e1008a6e1b49 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5507954 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/922714 |
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A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/922714/ |