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George Eric Otis
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortedatum: 20/05/1872 |
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Geboorteplaats: La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada |
Algemene Informatie
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Laatst gekende woonplaats: Dawson City, Yukon, Canada |
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Beroep: Mijnwerker |
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Geloof: Rooms-katholiek |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Canada |
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Strijdmacht: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: 2004591 |
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Dienstneming datum: 25/09/1916 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Dawson City, Yukon, Canada |
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Eenheden: — Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 30/10/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Fleet Cottage, 's Graventafel, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 45 |
Gedenkplaats
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Paneel: Panel 10. |
Points of interest 4
| #1 | Geboorteplaats | ||
| #2 | Laatst gekende woonplaats | ||
| #3 | Dienstneming plaats | ||
| #4 | Plaats van overlijden (bij benadering) |
Mijn verhaal
"Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action." Whilst acting as a Company runner during an attack West of Passchendaele, on October 30th 1917, at about 4.30 A.M., when on his way to Battalion Headquarters, with a message, he was hit in the head and instantly killed by shrapnel from an enemy shell.
Bronnen 2
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7505 - 47). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx Gebruikte bronnen |
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War diaries: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4912, Microfilm reel number: T-10703, File number: 347). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Gebruikte bronnen |
Meer informatie 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595070 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=f4e1cf5a-9a21-476e-9ffe-afaa4b84bab2 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6018375 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1595070 |
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A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1595070/ |