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Private Gerald Wilfred Coward

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-01-08
Place of birth: Sheffield Yorkshire England
Next of kin: Lucy Coward, mother. 20 South Road, Walkley, Sheffield, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Butcher
Occupation (normalized): Butcher, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-10-06
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Queant Road Cemetery, VII. G. 39.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 797576
Highest Rank: Private (7th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-28 to 1918-10-06
  2. Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-04-04 to 1917-05-28
  3. Private (Army). 1917-01-04 to 1917-04-04
  4. Private (Army). 1916-02-03 to 1917-01-04
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: KIA Sensee River Sector

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 313397
LAC ID: 121762
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2070-S040
Uploader's Notes: Son of James Wilfred Coward and Lucy Coward (nee Cook) of 275 South Road, Walkley, Sheffield.
Uploader's Research notes:

Circumstances of Death

133rd Battalion Nominal Roll

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 133rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-03-09