Information about birth

Date of birth:
06/03/1887
Place of birth:
Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Naval draughtsman
Religion:
Church of England

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Sergeant
Service number:
A/10989
Enlistment date:
22/03/1915
Enlistment place:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 7th Coy.  (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:
30

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 32.

Distinctions and medals 1

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place
#3 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"Died of Wounds." When in charge of his guns leading his men over in an attack near Passchendaele on the morning of October 30th, 1917, he was fatally wounded by a shell and succumbed on the Field shortly afterwards.

More information 2