Private Edward Frederick William Maunsell
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Maunsell,
Edward Frederick William
Date of birth: 1889-03-03
Place of birth: McLeod Alberta Canada
Next of kin: E. H. Maunsell; father; Box 308, McLeod, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Rancher
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), I. F. 3.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 466465
Highest Rank:
Private
(10th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 10th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private, 11th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Shortly after leaving “the jumping off” trench during the attack on Vimy Ridge, he was hit in the head and instantly killed by an enemy machine gun bullet.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 297311
LAC ID:
199691
Service file: B6056-S024
Uploader's Notes: Son of Edward H. and Jeanette Maunsell of Macleod, Alberta.
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 63rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 11th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-12-20