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Private Norman Ashton Pentecost

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1884-12-04
Place of birth: Chicago Illinois U.S.A.
Next of kin: Spencer Ashton Pentecost (father,) 42 Central Street, Guelph, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Civil Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Civil Engineer, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 201467
Highest Rank: Private (1st Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge. Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action. See details below.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 297354
LAC ID: 568271
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7725-S003
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Spencer Ashton Pentecost and Agnes E. Pentecost, of 39, Wheeler Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Enlisted voluntarily.

Previous military experience - A.S.C. and 12th Y.R. 2weeks each at camp 8 years ago.

Details of Death

Whilst taking part in the attack South East of Thelus he was hit in several places in the region of the heart by shrapnel from an enemy shell and killed instantly.

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 1st Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-04-02