Pte
John Horace Waghorn
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 27/03/1885 |
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Place of birth: Kilndown, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Labourer |
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Religion: Church of England |
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: 438648 |
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Enlistment date: 26/04/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 52nd Bn. (North Ontario) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 30/05/1916 |
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Place of death: Maple Copse , Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 31 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30. |
Distinctions and medals 1
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Military Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 5
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG13). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, Box 9982 - 4). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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War diaries: 52nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC),RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4941, Microfilm reel number: T-10748, File number: 442-443). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG150, 1992-1993/314, Box 39-244; Box: 131). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1596800 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=f75c7b12-fd19-4caa-a232-2769fb1c544d |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5770777 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1596800 |