Private Henry Stokes
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1875-05-22
Place of birth: West Bromwich Staffordshire England
Next of kin: George Stokes (brother), Law Street, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer, Coal miner
Occupation (normalized): Miner, General, Labourer
Religion: Wesleyan
Date of death:
1917-06-22
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, 5. 45. 7.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 20376
Highest Rank:
Private
(10th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 10th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Gas attack and Shrapnel wound to left arm, 25/4/1915, Langermark, France. Died in a railway accident 22/6/1917
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 420908
LAC ID:
254454
Service file: B9350-S027
Uploader's Notes:
Son of the late John and Ann Stokes of West Bromwich, England; brother of George Stokes of Law Street, West Bromwich, England; brother of Thomas Stokes, Ward 9, Hallam House, West Bromwich, England.
Previous military experience listed as "12 years Artillery".
Private Stokes was killed in a railway accident on 22/6/1917 (from LAC Death card) in Barnet, British Columbia.
Uploader's Research notes: LAC Death card: stewart_r; Card #397 [Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion 103rd Regt. Calgary Rifles ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-08-15