Pte
James McVicar
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 28/11/1887 |
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Place of birth: Medora, Manitoba, Canada |
General information
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Profession: Labourer |
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Religion: Wesleyan |
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: 436715 |
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Enlistment date: 2/02/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 15th Bn. (48th Highlanders) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 06/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Waterloo, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 29 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." He was one of the stretcher bearing party supplied by his Battalion to clear the field after the advance West of Passchendaele on the morning of 6th November, 1917, The ground was continually shelled by the enemy and while performing his duties he was hit and instantly killed by a fragment of shell.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1594397 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=ca7ef47c-faf6-4a8a-a86e-6b73e339abcb |