Private Matthew Stuart Rae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Rae,
Matthew Stuart
Date of birth: 1866-03-27
Place of birth: Larkhall Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: Christina Galbraith Rae [wife], 1917 Quadra Street, Victoria Later, 1769 Pembroke Street, Victoria
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Coal Miner
Occupation (normalized): Miner, General
Address:
Ladysmith, British Columbia
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1919-06-29
Cause of death:
Died of illness
Buried:
Victoria (Ross Bay) Cemetery, Q 47 V W
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 161237
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-08-28 ?
- Private (Army). 1916-01-07 to 1916-08-27
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: 26-Sep-1916 - Flers-Courcelette, France
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 421060
LAC ID:
594690
Service file: B8068-S002
Uploader's Notes:
Husband of Christina Galbraith Rae, of 1729 Pembroke Street, Victoria, British Columbia.
Previous military experience: 4 years with the 2nd Cameronian Scottish Rifles.
GSW (shrapnel) to right forearm causing a comminuted fracture of the ulna resulting in permanent disability.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion GSW received at Courcelette. Invalided to Canada and discharged from 82nd Canadian Infantry Battalion. Private Army Canadian Infantry 82nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-12-18