Pte
Albert Gilmour
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 23/05/1897 |
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Place of birth: Arizona, United States of America |
General information
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Last known residence: Belmont, Manitoba, Canada |
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Profession: Labourer |
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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: 151702 |
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Enlistment date: 4/11/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Brandon Indian Residential School, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 43rd Bn. (Cameron Highlanders) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 21/08/1916 |
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Place of death: Valley Cottages, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 19 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30. |
Points of interest 4
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| #3 | Enlistment place | ||
| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." Shortly after midnight while with his Battalion occupying a trench near Mount Sorrel, he together with several comrades, was killed instantly by an enemy heavy trench mortar bomb.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1592470 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=eb62bcc1-adaf-454e-84c7-0e6d2beb9c4b |