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Sapper William James Kellett

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1872-12-28
Place of birth: Settle Yorkshire England
Next of kin: Hilda B. Kellett; Grande Prairie, Alberta
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-07-31
Cause of death: Accident

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 101379
Highest Rank: Sapper
Rank detail
  1. Sapper (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
  3. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 410104
LAC ID: 490529
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5043-S027
Uploader's Research notes:

From the 14th Field Company War Diary entry for July 31 1917;

#101379 Driver Kellet, W.J. found killed by train at Railway Crossing near Codford, Wiltshire, England.

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 66th Battalion Private Army Canadian Engineers Canadian Engineers Training Depot Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 5th Divisional Engineers 14th Field Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-10-11