Private Melville Campbell Kearns
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Kearns,
Melville Campbell
Date of birth: 1891-09-13
Place of birth: Montreal Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Walter M. Kearns, father, 386 Mountain Street, Montreal, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Address:
Georgeville, Quebec
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1918-08-08
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Hillside Cemetery, I. A. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 748349
Highest Rank:
Private
(14th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 14th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 306104
LAC ID:
484024
Service file: B5016-S049
Uploader's Notes: Son of Walter M. and Katherine Elizabeth Kearns, of 346, University St., Montreal.
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action - killed by enemy machine gun bullets, while taking part with his Battalion in an attack on Caix.
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action - killed by enemy machine gun bullets, while taking part with his Battalion in an attack on Caix.
Uploader's Research notes: BWM / VM pair and Memorial Plaque sold on North West Medals. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 117th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 14th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-08