Lance Corporal Samuel Hollings ’Sam’ Ratcliffe
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Ratcliffe,
Samuel Hollings ’Sam’
Date of birth: 1872-05-24
Place of birth: Bradford Yorkshire England
Next of kin: Elizabeth Laycock Ratcliffe, wife. Nelson, British Columbia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Nelson, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-08-10
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Bouchoir New British Cemetery, III. E. 122.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 931220
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Lance Corporal (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Quesnoy-en-Santerre
Commemoration location: Nelson, British Columbia Cenotaph
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 308696
LAC ID:
585801
Service file: B8104-S004
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ratcliffe of Bradford, England; husband of Elizabeth Ratcliffe of Nelson, British Columbia
Uploader's Research notes:
225th Battalion Nominal Roll
According to a family online genealogy Sam Hollings Ratcliffe was born on 24 May, 1869
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 225th Battalion Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-07-15