Pte
James Garfield Raine
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 20/09/1895 |
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Place of birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
General information
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Last known residence: 305 Boyd Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Profession: Clerk |
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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: 874726 |
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Enlistment date: 9/03/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 3rd Coy. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 09/11/1917 |
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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: 22 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 32. |
Points of interest 4
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| #3 | Enlistment place | ||
| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." While serving his gun during the operations at Passchendaele, he was instantly killed by the explosion of an enemy shell which burst in the trench close to him.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595431 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=9371e087-956a-4e65-8640-8f67a155c108 |