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Captain Ferdinand Herbert Marani

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-08-08
Place of birth: Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Next of kin: Sarah Beatrice Marani, mother. 51 Foxbar Road, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Student in Architecture
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Address: 51 Foxbar Road, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1971-07-18
Buried: Toronto (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Sec. 29, Lot 195

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 9390
Highest Rank: Captain
Rank detail
  1. Captain (Army). 1916-10-01 to 1918-05-07
  2. Captain, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-02-12 to 1916-09-30
  3. Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-05-09 to 1916-02-12
  4. Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-10-26 to 1915-05-09
  5. Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-22 to 1914-10-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded June 14, 1916 at Sanctuary Wood
Awards

Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List
Date of award: 1917-06-01
Source: London Gazette No. 30107, pg. 5426

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 174035
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5910-S052
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Cesare James Marani and Sarah Beatrice 'Sally' Marani (nee Mason); older brother of Lieutenant Geoffrey Rutherfurd Marani; husband of Ethel Constance Marani (nee Blake) married July 11, 1918

Prior service with QOR

One of three officers who designed the 3rd Battalion, Toronto Regiment, cap badge

Later Lieutenant-Colonel and Commanding Officer of the Toronto Regiment (The Royal Regiment of Canada) 1932-1936

Uploader's Research notes: 3rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion B Company Captain Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion B Company Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion B Company Commission confirmed in London Gazette No. 29184, dated June 5, 1915, pg. 5484 Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion No. 3 Company Captain Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Central Ontario Regiment B Company Mentioned in Despatches & 'A' List ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2011-05-12
Last modified: 2020-06-12