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Private Edward Bigiton Hartsell

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1881-01-03
Place of birth: Pelham Township Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Mina Hartsell (wife,) Steel St., Yarmouth Hts., Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: Steel St.,, Yarmouth Hts., St. Thomas, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 7.B.20

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 189442
Highest Rank: Private (87th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1915-11-20 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack on Vimy Ridge. Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 2954638
LAC ID: 447468
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4129-S002
Uploader's Notes: At the time of enlistment he was married with two children.
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 91st Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2014-02-11
Last modified: 2014-02-11