Private Alexander Gibb ’Alex’ Shearer
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Shearer,
Alexander Gibb ’Alex’
Date of birth: 1873-10-13
Place of birth: Millport Bute Scotland
Next of kin: Emily Shearer, wife. 1 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Stone Mason
Occupation (normalized): Stonemason (Construction)
Address:
1 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-08-08
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Toronto Cemetery, C. 4.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 171582
Highest Rank:
Private
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-03-29 to 1918-08-08
- Private (Army). 1918-03-14 to 1918-03-29
- Sergeant (Army). 1916-07-06 to 1918-03-14
- Sergeant (Army). 1915-11-20 to 1916-07-06
- Corporal (Army). 1915-11-01 to 1915-11-20
- Corporal (Army). 1915-09-16 to 1915-11-01
- Private (Army). 1915-08-11 to 1915-09-16
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: KIA at Marcelcave
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 260121
LAC ID:
224854
Service file: B8832-S011
Uploader's Notes: Son of John Shearer and Helen Shearer (nee Gibb); husband of Emily Shearer
Uploader's Research notes: 83rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Lance Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-06-24