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William Barclay Pettigrew
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 07/04/1895 |
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Place of birth: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Tin plater |
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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: 602419 |
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Enlistment place: Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 2nd Bn. (Eastern Ontario) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 04/06/1916 |
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Place of death: Battersea Farm, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 21 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10 - 18 - 26 - 28. |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." While with his Battalion who were going into the line at Maple Copse, to relieve another Battalion on the early morning of June 4th, 1916, he was instantly killed by enemy shell fire.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595267 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=b4d66225-0780-4737-8b2d-4e1c2a798d15 |