Pte
Horace Raistrick Fell

Information about birth

Date of birth:
21/07/1894
Place of birth:
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Carpenter
Religion:
Not stated

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
402734
Enlistment date:
02/02/1916
Enlistment place:
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 3rd Bn. (Toronto Regiment)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
13/06/1916
Place of death:
Manor Farm, Zillebeke, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
21

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 18F

Points of interest 3

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

My story

"Killed in Action." During military operations in the vicinity of Zillebeke, he was killed by enemy shell fire.

Sources 6

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG13).
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Sources used
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14).
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Sources used
Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 (Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, (LAC), RG 76-C; Roll: T-4802).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/
Sources used
Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150; Volume: Box 3028 - 20).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/
Sources used
War diaries: 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4875, Microfilm reel number: T-10672--T-10673, File number: 219).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/
Sources used
War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, 1992-93/314; Volume Number: 177).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/
Sources used

More information 3