Pte
George Henry Joseph Jordan
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 04/01/1897 |
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Place of birth: Vale of Glamorgan, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Labourer |
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Religion: Not stated |
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: 451243 |
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Enlistment date: 28/05/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 4th Bn. (Central Ontario) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 25/07/1916 |
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Place of death: The Bluff, 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 18 - 24 - 26 - 30. |
Points of interest 3
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| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action." He was one of a party detailed from his Battalion and attached for duty with a wiring party, under the control of the 1st Brigade, and while putting out wire, at the Bluff, Ypres at about 9.30 P.M. on July 25th 1916, an enemy mine was exploded and, Private Jordan with many of his comrades was killed
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1593481 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=7ec82696-f91f-4cc6-9a78-3a4b7d88bf43 |