Private Rufus Nathaniel Rockhead
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Rockhead,
Rufus Nathaniel
Date of birth: 1896-01-01
Place of birth: St. James Jamaica
Next of kin: John Rockhead, father. Maroon Town, Post Office, St James, Jamaica
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Munitions Worker
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
126 Beaulieu Street, Montreal, Quebec
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1981-09-23
Buried:
Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemetery
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 3081720
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1919-01-31 to 1919-03-29
- Private (Army). 1918-10-10 to 1919-01-31
- Private (Army). 1918-09-28 to 1918-10-10
- Private (Army). 1918-09-16 to 1918-09-28
- Private (Army). 1918-06-12 to 1918-09-16
- Private (Army). 1918-05-31 to 1918-06-12
- Private (Army). 1918-04-24 to 1918-05-31
- Private (Army). 1918-04-04 to 1918-04-24
- Private (Army). 1918-01-29 to 1918-04-04
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
608717
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B8414-S041
Uploader's Notes:
Rufus Nathaniel Rockhead (1888-1981) was born in Jamaica and enlisted in the CEF after arriving in Montreal. He went on to operate the famous Rockhead’s Paradise, a central attraction of Montreal’s thriving jazz scene in the 1930s.
Visited by the top acts of the day, including Billie Holiday, Sammy Davis Jr. and Louis Armstrong, the impact the club made on the city was such that a street was named after him – Rue Rufus-Rockhead (record found in Soldiers of the First World War 1914-1918).
Uploader's Research notes: The Legacy Voices Project [Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment Private Army Canadian Forestry Corps 8th Area Construction Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Forestry Corps 56th Forestry District Private Army Canadian Forestry Corps Canadian Forestry Corps Base Depot Private Army Canadian Forestry Corps Canadian Forestry Corps Base Depot Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Quebec Regimental Depot Private Army Canadian Forestry Corps Canadian Forestry Corps Base Depot ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2010-11-25
Last modified: 2020-11-11