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Private George Beverly

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Beverly, George
Date of birth: 1878-08-08
Place of birth: Auchindoir Aberdeenshire Scotland
Name of next of kin: Margaret Beverly
Relationship of next of kin: Mother
Address of next of kin: Cottown, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Manufacturer
Occupation (normalized): Other Production and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Address: 204 Indian Grove, Toronto, Ontario
Height: 69 inches
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1918-09-15
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Prospect Cemetery, Lot 66. Sec. 15.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 681482
Highest Rank: Private (20th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 20th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-27 to 1917-10-03
  2. Corporal (Army). 1916-10-24 to 1916-12-08
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed:

Wounded August 8, 1917 at Lens.

Died of tetanus as a result of wounds received in action

Commemoration location: Rhynie & Kearn War Memorial

Images

George Beverly, Cottown, Rhynie.
George Beverly, Cottown, Rhynie.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 425970
LAC ID: 42506
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0711-S020
Uploader's Notes: From CWGC Records: Son of John and Margaret Beverly, of Cottown, Rhynie, Aberdeen Scotland; husband of Elizabeth S. Beverly, of 147, Blantyre Avenue, Toronto, Ont.
Uploader's Research notes:

170th Battalion Nominal Roll

George Beverly was born at Cottown, near Rhynie, Aberdeenshire on Aug 8, 1878 the second son of John Beverly, carpenter, and Margaret Beverly (nee Brown). George emigrated to Canada in 1905 having served for four years as a Private in the 4th Batt, The Gordon Highlanders. When he enlisted at Toronto Recruiting Depot he joined the 170th Battalion.

The extract from The Marquis De Ruvigny's Roll Of Honour gives further details and confirms George was later transferred to the 20th Battalion C.E.F. ’Pte, 20th battn CEF, 2nd of John Beverly of Cottown, Rhynie, Carpenter. by his wife Margaret, dau of John Brown, b, Cottown aforesaid, 8th Aug 1878; edu there; went to Canada in May 1905 and settled in Toronto as a contractor; enlisted early in 1916, served with the CEF in France and Flanders and died at the general hospital in Toronto Sept 15, 1918 from wounds received in action in Aug 1917,

Buried in Prospect Cemetery in Toronto,

He married Elizabeth Steele Beverly (nee Meikle) at Norwood Ontario Oct 4, 1916 (274, Doverport Road Toronto,) dau of James Steele Meike of Norwood Ontario"

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-05-16