Private Neil McVicar
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1896-07-04
Place of birth: Caledonia Mines Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Angus McVicar, father. New Aberdeen, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Miner
Address:
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), III. D. 9.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 715186
Highest Rank:
Private
(26th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 26th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 297304
LAC ID:
167471
Service file: B7219-S008
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Angus MacVicar and Margaret MacVicar of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
After his Company had reached its objective during the attack East of Neuville-St. Vaast, on the morning of 9th April, 1917, he was wounded by enemy shell fire, and died almost immediately
He was in an unnamed 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 26th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-08