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Private Patrick Vincent Sheehan

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-09-03
Place of birth: Dublin Ireland
Next of kin: Charlotte Sheehan (sister,) 99 Sillwood St., Rothehigh New Road, London, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Garrelton, Quebec
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 7.B.11.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 145599
Highest Rank: Private (87th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1915-11-27 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He went “over the top” with his Company in the attack on Vimy Ridge, and was killed during that engagement

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 2954993
LAC ID: 225077
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8836-S028
Uploader's Notes:

Previous service: 2 years St. Vincent School, Dartford, Kent, England

His medical notes that he was considered "fit as a boy"

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 77th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2014-09-07
Last modified: 2014-09-07