Private William Harrison Earles
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Earles,
William Harrison
Date of birth: 1889-06-05
Place of birth: Manitowoc Manitowoc County Wisconsin U.S.A.
Next of kin: Thomas R. Earles, Sr. (father), 1103-15th Street, South Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Writer
Address:
1103-15th Street, South Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1918-02-02
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Thelus Military Cemetery, 1. B. 4.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 2218322
Highest Rank:
Private
(29th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 29th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1917-05-15 ?
- Private, 29th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-07 to 1918-02-02
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed near Lens, France
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 296762
LAC ID:
373425
Service file: B2804-S011
Uploader's Notes: Son of Thomas Richard Earles and Delia Bridget O'Brien of 1103, 15th Street, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A. Signed up with the University of British Columbia draft. Initially assigned to 196th Battalion. Transferred from Vancouver to Valcartier, Quebec; transferred to 29th Battalion in France. Remembered in the pictorial roll of honour, With The Colors: from Whatcom Skagit and San Juan Counties by Louis Jacobin (Seattle: Peters Publishing, 1921).
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 196th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion C Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-03-18