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Lieutenant William Ross MacAskill

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1890-12-05
Place of birth: Baddeck Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Eira Gwinn MacAskill, wife. Baddeck, Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Merchant
Address: Baddeck, Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-06-19
Cause of death: Accident
Buried: Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, I. G. 28.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 716260
Highest Rank: Lieutenant (25th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant, 25th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Sergeant (Army). 1916-07-31 ?
  3. Lieutenant, 26th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-02-24 ?
  4. Captain (Army). 1917-02-24 ?
  5. Sergeant-Major (Army). 1916-09-28 ?
  6. Sergeant-Major (Army).
  7. Lieutenant (Air Force).
  8. Private (Army). 1916-07-12 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 44648
LAC ID: 140696
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6626-S032
Uploader's Notes:

attd. Royal Flying Corps. - 20 Squadron Royal Flying Corps

Macaskill Lt 20Sq 12.06.17 seriously inj [A6383 FE2d] Stalled and nosedived while trying to turn back to aerodrome after e/f on t/o for offensive patrol -caught fire and bombs exploded. Lt Stacey seriously inj/Lt Macaskill seriously inj CasRep AIR 1/848 175869 170612 MACASKILL

Son of Ewen G. and Minnie (MacKay) MacAskill, of Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; husband of Eira G. MacAskill, Hazel Hill, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia.

Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 106th Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 26th Battalion Captain Army Canadian Infantry 106th Battalion Lieutenant Air Force Royal Flying Corps 20th Squadron 3rd Echelon Private Army Canadian Infantry 106th Battalion Company Sergeant-Major Army Canadian Infantry 106th Battalion Regimental Sergeant-Major Army Canadian Infantry 106th Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 25th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-14