Private William John Laird
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Laird,
William John
Date of birth: 1878-09-19
Place of birth: Elzevir Twp. Hastings County Ontario Canada
Next of kin: William Laird, Ormsby, Hastings, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, III. B. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 637046
Highest Rank:
Private
(21st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 21st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-04-07 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Gunshot wound, right arm amputated. At No. 18 Casualty Clearing Station.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 54355
LAC ID:
506467
Service file: B5317-S009
Uploader's Notes:
Son of William and Levina Gunyea Laird, of Madoc, Ontario.
Previous military experience at 1st Militia Camp
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
For more details see his memorial page on the 21st Battalion CEF web site
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Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-12