Lieutenant Gordon Chamberlain Faithfull
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Faithfull,
Gordon Chamberlain
Date of birth: 1887-12-13
Place of birth: Taranaki New Zealand
Next of kin: Ida Faithfull, wife. 344 Riverdale Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Theatre Proprietor and Manager
Address:
344 Riverdale Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 1.A.5.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(75th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lieutenant (Army). 1916-02-05 ?
- Lieutenant, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 2954548
LAC ID:
384240
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B2982-S039
Uploader's Notes:
3 years - 3rd Middlesex R.S.A. - England 1 year - Royal Highlanders, Montreal 4 years - 64th Regiment (militia,) Chateauguay and Beauharnois
Details of Death
He took part in an attack on Vimy Ridge, and when about 50 yards in front of the "jumping off" trench, he was hit in the hand by a piece of enemy shrapnel. He wrapped a handkerchief around it and commenced creeping backwards to our lines, and had only gone a short distance when he was hit in the head by an enemy bullet and instantly killed.Previous Service
3 years - 5th London Brigade R.F.A. - England3 years - 3rd Middlesex R.S.A. - England 1 year - Royal Highlanders, Montreal 4 years - 64th Regiment (militia,) Chateauguay and Beauharnois
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 [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 109th Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2014-07-15
Last modified: 2021-06-04