Private William Herbert Targett
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Targett,
William Herbert
Date of birth: 1889-03-26
Place of birth: Warminster Wiltshire England
Next of kin: Ann Targett, mother. 554 Downie Street, Peterborough, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1918-10-12
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, II. E. 15.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 195274
Highest Rank:
Private
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-11-09 ?
- Lance Corporal (Army). ? to 1917-11-04
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded November 3, 1917
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 250701
LAC ID:
266579
Service file: B9503-S075
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Tom Targett and Ann Targett
Wounded by shell fire November 3, 1917 while serving with 4th Labour Battalion (as per War Diary November 4).
Uploader's Research notes: [Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Labour Corps 4th Labour Battalion Specifically mentioned in War Diary for this Unit that he was wounded by High Velocity shell fire on the night of November 3, 1917 Private Army Canadian Infantry 93rd Battalion Unit originally Attested to, having served 5 years in the local Militia Unit (57th Regiment, Peterborough, Ontario). Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-01