Samuel Jerred
Information about birth
Date of birth: 16/07/1883 |
Place of birth: Upton Pyne, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
General information
Profession: Real Estate Broker |
Religion: Church of England |
Army information
Country: Canada |
Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Lance Sergeant |
Service number: 284 |
Enlistment date: 21/08/1914 |
Enlistment place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Units: — Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 08/05/1915 |
Place of death: Bellewaerde Ridge, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 31 |
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10. |
Points of interest 3
#1 | Place of birth | ||
#2 | Enlistment place | ||
#3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Lance Sergeant Samuel Jerred was a textbook example of the first batch of Patricia’s. He was a thirty-one-year-old estate agent, originally from England, a sportsman and a veteran of the Boer War. Like so many of those first Patricia’s, he did not leave Ypres alive.
Along with more than a hundred comrades, Samuel was buried on the ridge. After the battle, the spot fell into German hands. The ground was churned up time and again by the constant shelling. Field burials were lost. Samuel’s grave can no longer be located.
Samuel’s wife Violet had travelled to England shortly before his death. Instead of seeing Samuel when he went on leave, she received news that her husband had been killed.
Along with more than a hundred comrades, Samuel was buried on the ridge. After the battle, the spot fell into German hands. The ground was churned up time and again by the constant shelling. Field burials were lost. Samuel’s grave can no longer be located.
Samuel’s wife Violet had travelled to England shortly before his death. Instead of seeing Samuel when he went on leave, she received news that her husband had been killed.
More information 2
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1593401 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=bb528dd0-f390-45ef-808c-12bee2cf0f9a |