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Private Arthur Lucas Silvester

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

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
  1. Private (Army).
  2. 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
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4
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