L/Cpl
Walter Peter Anderson

Information about birth

Date of birth:
25/10/1896
Place of birth:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

General information

Profession:
Accountant

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Service number:
907569
Enlistment date:
30/03/1916
Enlistment place:
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 102nd Bn. (Central Ontario)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
17/11/1917
Place of death:
Passchendaele, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
21

Memorial

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place
#3 ‘Place of death’

My story

On the 16th of November the 102nd Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) moved forward by platoons tot he front line, relieving the 87th Battalion. The Headquarter was located at Hillside Farm (D17 b0.8.). On the 17th of November D Company, located at approximately D6 a85.90, lost 7 men from one shell burst. The whole morning there was heavy enemy fire, and the 102nd Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) lost 12 men. Another 22 were wounded.

Sources 5

Circumstances of death
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/
Sources used
CWGC
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/921818/ANDERSON,%20W%20P
Sources used
Service Records
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx
Sources used
The Long Long Trail
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/
Sources used
War Diary, 102nd Canadian Battalion, 4th Canadian Division, 1st November to 30th November 1917. Volume 16
https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/02015202_e.html
Sources used