Private Clarence Ash
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1895-07-14
Place of birth: Truro Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. William Jordan, foster mother, Truro, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Prince Street, Truro, Nova Scotia
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1918-07-01
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Lenham Cemetery, 247
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 931045
Highest Rank:
Private
(No. 2 Canadian Construction Company)
Rank detail
Private, No. 2 Canadian Construction Company, Canadian Forestry Corps (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 369398
LAC ID:
14779
Service file: B0259-S043
Uploader's Notes:
The No. 2 Construction Battalion (an all Black battalion) served in France with the majority of the men being assigned to the No. 5 Canadian Forestry Corps (Jura Group).
The Legacy Voices Project file digitized Black WWI Veteran
Uploader's Research notes: The Legacy Voices Project file digitized Black WWI Veteran No 2 [Private Army Canadian Engineers No. 2 Construction Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2016-10-23