Private Boyd Gilbert Erskine
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Erskine,
Boyd Gilbert
Date of birth: 1894-10-20
Place of birth: Canada
Next of kin: West Lorne, Elgin County, ON
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1918-09-02
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Dury Mill British Cemetery, II. A. 14.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 440332
Highest Rank:
Private
(75th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 253797
LAC ID:
380459
Service file: B2926-S026
Uploader's Notes:
KILLED IN ACTION
During the storming of the Drocourt-Queant Switch Line and the capture of the Ridge and Sunken Road beyond, between the town of Dury and the Arras-Cambrai Road, he was killed by the enemy. No further details are available. (FROM: CEF Burial Registers)
Son of Henry and Emma Erskine of West Lorne, Ontario.Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-05-02