Private John Gilroy

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Gilroy, John

Date of birth: 1887-07-13

Place of birth: Fermanagh Ireland

Next of kin: Patrick Gilroy (Father) Aghavea Brookeborn, Ireland

Marital status: married

Occupation (attested): Labourer

Occupation (normalized): Labourer

Address: Toronto, Canada

Religion: Roman Catholic

Date of death: 1917-11-02

Cause of death: Died of wounds

Buried: Nine Elms British Cemetery (Belgium), VII. C. 16.

Regimental number: 171620

Highest Rank: Private

Rank detail

Private (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: Taking part in operations on October 30th, 1917

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CWGC ID: 136715

LAC ID: 413625

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B3559-S003

Uploader's Notes: Son of Patrick and Maggie Gilroy, of Co. Down, Ireland.

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles ]

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2020-05-07