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Lance Corporal John Addison Orser

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1896-11-04
Place of birth: Cloverdale New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Oakley Munro Orser, father. Cloverdale, Carleton County, New Brunswick
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: Cloverdale, Carleton County, New Brunswick
Religion: Baptist
Date of death: 1918-08-08
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 742353
Rank detail
  1. Lance Corporal, 26th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-12-11 to 1918-08-08
  2. Private, 26th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-04-20 to 1917-12-11
  3. Private (Army). 1917-02-02 to 1917-04-20
  4. Private (Army). 1916-10-15 to 1917-02-02
  5. Private (Army). 1916-01-05 to 1916-10-15
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded August 8, 1918 at Cauchy, KIA on the way to the Dressing Station

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 278245
LAC ID: 544763
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7490-S032
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Oakley Munro Orser and Sophia Mae Orser (nee Hanson)

He was the oldest of 13 children, 8 boys 5 girls.

Uploader's Research notes: 115th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 26th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 115th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 13th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 112th Battalion Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 26th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-03