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Captain William Arthur Peel Durie

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1881-04-07
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Anna Durie, mother. 306 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Banker
Address: Not specified
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-12-29
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Toronto (St. James’s) Cemetery, Block 8. Plot 136.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Captain (58th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Captain, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Lieutenant, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-06-23 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded May 4, 1916. KIA Lens
Commemoration location: Royal Bank RoH

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 426331
LAC ID: 372826
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2775-S005
Uploader's Notes:

Previously served 6 years with the 36th Regiment.

Son of the late Lt. Col. Durie, D.A.G., Military Dist. No. 2, and Anna Durie, of 306 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario. Wounded on May 4, 1916, in Ypres Salient. - - Previously buried in Loos British Cemetery (20.G.19)

Royal Bank RoH: Joined Traders Bank of Canada, Toronto July 1899. Enlisted from Toronto branch.

Uploader's Research notes:

Circumstances of Death

58th Battalion Nominal Roll

[Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion Captain Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20