Private George Crinklaw Fortune
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Fortune,
George Crinklaw
Date of birth: 1882-10-21
Place of birth: Athelstan Quebec Canada
Next of kin: James Fortune, father. Didsbury, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Livery Driver
Occupation (normalized): Other Motor-Vehicle Drivers
Address:
Alberta
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, V. F. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 183608
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack on Vimy Ridge
Commemoration location: Huntingdon, Quebec, also the Elnora, Alberta Legion
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 65240
LAC ID:
398252
Service file: B3222-S024
Uploader's Notes: George Crinklaw (possibly Krinklaw) was born in Athelstan, but moved out west with his family. He served in France and Belgium for slightly over a year and was killed on the first day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The 31st had one of the toughest tasks of the battle, attacking towards Hill 145, the highest and most heavily fortified portion of the ridge.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 89th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-08