Cadet Archibald Alexander ’Archie’ McNaughton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1897-09-24
Place of birth: Montreal Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Alexander Stewart McNaughton, father. 334 Grosvenor Avenue, Westmount, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Address:
334 Grosvenor Avenue, Westmount, Quebec
Religion: Wesleyan
Date of death:
1918-10-15
Cause of death:
Died of illness
Buried:
Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemetery, P. 855. S. G.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 174197
Highest Rank:
Cadet
Rank detail
- Cadet (Air Force). ? to 1918-10-15
- Gunner (Army). 1915-06-26 to 1915-10-25
- Gunner (Army). 1914-09-24 to 1915-06-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Accidental injury December 1914
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 421663
LAC ID:
169562
Service file: B7142-S023
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Alexander Stewart McNaughton and Marion Kate McNaughton (nee Watt)
Attested in the Artillery Reserve Brigade September 26, 1914 (Service No. 41081), discharged February 7, 1916 Medically Unfit. It appears from Commonwealth War Graves Commission records that at some time, this soldier may have accepted a Commission as a Cadet in the RFC (Service No. 174197), however, no corroborating evidence could be found in the London Gazette nor in his digitized service file
Died at Base Hospital, Toronto of influenza complicated by pneumonia
Uploader's Research notes: [Gunner Army Canadian Field Artillery 2nd Artillery Brigade 5th Battery Service No. 41081 Gunner Army Canadian Field Artillery 1st Divisional Ammunition Column Service No. 41081 - Discharged Medically Unfit Cadet Air Force Royal Flying Corps Royal Flying Corps Service No. 174197 ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-05-18