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Private Boyd Gilbert Erskine

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

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 this.
CWGC ID: 253797
LAC ID: 380459
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
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:

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-05-02