Private John Stewart Crerar
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Crerar,
John Stewart
Date of birth: 1886-01-23
Place of birth: Perth County Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Donald Crerar (father,) Bright, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): School teacher
Occupation (normalized): Teacher, Level and Subject Unknown
Address:
Fort Rowan, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), I. A. 18.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 797213
Highest Rank:
Private
(14th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 14th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-05-20 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed by enemy shell fire during the advance on Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 297092
LAC ID:
125210
Service file: B2134-S053
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Donald and Jessie Crerar, of Bright, Ontario. B.A. High School Teacher at Port Rowan.
At time of enlistment he was active in the 39th regiment militia
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 133rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 14th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-02