Private Albert Covington
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1886-02-25
Place of birth: Camberwell London England
Next of kin: Alice Maud Covington, wife. 829 McMillan Street, Fort William, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Elevator Foreman
Address:
829 McMillan Street, Fort William, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), III. B. 3.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 199349
Highest Rank:
Private
(5th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 5th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 297089
LAC ID:
121479
Service file: B2064-S046
Uploader's Notes: Previously served for 201 days in the Royal Engineers
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 5th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-09