Private Alexander William Armstrong
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Armstrong,
Alexander William
Date of birth: 1895-10-10
Place of birth: Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Mrs Thomas Casson, Manitou, Manitoba, Canada.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-06-14
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, VIII. A. 8A.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 424519
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-08-30 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Died of wounds recieved on 13th June 1916 in the Battle of Mount Sorrel.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 432023
LAC ID:
12634
Service file: B0223-S046
Uploader's Notes:
This man had previously served for 4 years in the Halifax Rangers.
There was a large miltary hospital next to the cemetery this man is buried in and it is more than likely he died at this hospital.
This man was with the 31st when wounded in June 1916 and later died of the wounds.
Uploader's Research notes:
Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site.
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 45th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion A ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2010-07-10