Private Andrew Artwood
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1894-08-17
Place of birth: St. Regis Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Nancy Artwood
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1916-10-21
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 145220
Highest Rank:
Private
(87th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Regina Trench, Courcelette, Somme
Commemoration location: Huntingdon, Quebec
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1564763
LAC ID:
14695
Service file: B0258-S029
Uploader's Notes: Private Andrew Artwood was born in St. Regis, the son of Nancy Atwood. He enlisted and was likely in France/Belgium in the early part of 1916. On 21 October he was killed in the attack on Regina Trench in the Courcelette part of the Somme, which captured a significant part of the Regina Trench. Officially listed as missing, he was likely killed by shellfire, and his body never recovered. His name is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial with the other 11,285 Canadians who died in the First War, and have no known grave. Two days after his death, the rest of his regiment was decimated by friendly fire.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 77th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20