Pte
John MacIntosh
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 19/02/1872 |
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Place of birth: Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Bookkeeper |
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Religion: Not stated |
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: 100359 |
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Enlistment date: 3/07/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 49th Bn. (Edmonton) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 30/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Fürst Farm, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 45 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24 - 28 - 30. |
Points of interest 3
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My story
"Killed in Action." He was instantly killed by a bullet fired by an enemy sniper during an attack in the vicinity of Passchendaele.
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 6896 - 49). 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: 49th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4940, Microfilm reel number: T-10747, File number: 440). 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/1594180 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=b5fa0a23-f755-4a3c-a3b1-0f709950c869 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5631516 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1594180 |
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A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1594180/ |