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Peter Kearsey
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 23/01/1892 |
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Place of birth: London (City), Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Handyman |
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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: 418331 |
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Enlistment place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 42nd Bn. (Royal Highlanders) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 10/04/1916 |
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Place of death: Transport Farm, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 24 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30. |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." While on duty with a machine gun section, in the front line trenches at Zillebeke, he was instantly killed by either a rifle or machine gun bullet, about 2 A.M. on April 10th 1916.
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1593508 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=b3da383c-6141-4956-865f-f56a01d26304 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1593508 |