Private Gerald West
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1898-11-14
Place of birth: Scarborough Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Elizabeth Brown, mother. Scarborough, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
Scarborough, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1918-08-08
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Wood Cemetery, Marcelcave, A. 15.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 1096355
Highest Rank:
Private
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-11-24 to 1918-08-08
- Private (Army). 1917-06-10 to 1917-11-24
- Private (Army). 1917-05-21 to 1917-06-10
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Boves Wood
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 278263
LAC ID:
289527
Service file: B10239-S010
Uploader's Notes: Son of Elizabeth West (unwed mother, later Brown), step-son of James Brown
Uploader's Research notes: 255th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 255th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-08-01