Corporal John Andrew Gehl
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Gehl,
John Andrew
Date of birth: 1888-09-27
Place of birth: Heidelburg Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Son of Runhard and Mary A. Gehl of Kitchener.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Address:
Kitchener, Ontario.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1916-04-24
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Voormezeele Enclosures No.1 And No. 2, II C 10
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 53916
Highest Rank:
Corporal
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
Corporal, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in action. Shrapnel - St. Eloi. When on a wiring party near St. Eloi, he was hit in the head by an enemy grenade or large piece of shrapnel, and instantly killed.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 104592
LAC ID:
409096
Service file: B3458-S010
Uploader's Research notes: Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial
[Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ]
[Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2014-02-05
Last modified: 2022-10-28