Private James Henry Riches
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Riches,
James Henry
Date of birth: 1895-10-18
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: James Riches, 133 Centre Street, Stratford, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Banker
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Arras Road Cemetery, I. A. 20.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 401531
Highest Rank:
Private
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-08-30 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: While bending down to tend a wounded comrade during the attack at VIMY RIDGE, he was shot through the head and instantly killed
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 279501
LAC ID:
601743
Service file: B8258-S012
Uploader's Notes:
Son of James and Sarah Elizabeth Riches, of 61, McNab St., Stratford, Ontario. Born in London, England.
Previous military experience - 6 months with the 16th A.S.C. London
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 33rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-04-15