Private Arthur Lucas Silvester
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Silvester,
Arthur Lucas
Date of birth: 1889-03-25
Place of birth: Birmingham Warwickshire England
Next of kin: Mrs. Harry Silvester, Mother, Georgeville, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Georgeville, Quebec
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1918-08-27
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Wancourt British Cemetery, II. C. 18.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 748554
Highest Rank:
Private
(24th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private, 24th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 33016
LAC ID:
228981
Service file: B8904-S028
Uploader's Notes: Son of A. T. and Harriet Silvester, of Georgeville, Quebec
Uploader's Research notes: LAC also has another set of attestation papers for this man, dated 24/2/1915 at Magog, Quebec. This lists his birth place as Ponty Prill, South Wales and trade as Farmer. Separately, LAC give another Regimental Number for him, 2550. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 24th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 117th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2005-02-23