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Corporal Norman William Farquharson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-01-22
Place of birth: Teeswater Ontario Canada
Next of kin: John Farquharson, father. Teeswater, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Address: Teeswater, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1918-03-22
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Houchin British Cemetery, I. G. 19.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 651217
Highest Rank: Corporal (1st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Corporal, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Sergeant, 160th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-30 to 1918-02-23
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 512805
LAC ID: 385072
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2999-S022
Uploader's Notes:

Son of John Farquharson and Annie J. McKinnon Farquharson of Teeswater, Ontario.

Sergeant Norman William Farquharson served with the 1st Battalion following the breakup of the 160th Battalion in Feb. of 1918

Uploader's Research notes: From 1934 reunion booklet "Bruce in Khaki." [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 160th Battalion B Company Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-06-06