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Private John Arthur Aldcroft

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-04-30
Place of birth: Altrincham Cheshire England
Next of kin: Mary Jane Aldcroft, mother. Regent Road, Altrincham, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Rubber Worker
Occupation (normalized): Rubber Product Maker, Specialisation Unknown
Address: Bowmanville, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1917-11-12
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, XXVII. A. 17A.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 805002
Highest Rank: Private (2nd Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 432008
LAC ID: 3770
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0072-S013
Uploader's Notes:

Son of William Aldcroft and Mary Jane Aldcroft of Altrincham, England

Possibly unaccompanied Child Migrant Leaving Liverpool 06/05/1909, arriving Quebec 20/05/1909 on S.S. Tunisian. From Boy's Refuge, Francis St. Strangeways, Manchester Reel C4689. Possibly brother of George Herbert ALDCROFT (1896) and Martha ALDCROFT (1892) in same group.

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-03