Private Charles Alfred Irvin
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Irvin,
Charles Alfred
Date of birth: 1881-10-04
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Ruth Irvin, wife, 355 Alberta Street, Sapperton, British Columbia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Box Maker
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-05-05
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Chester Farm Cemetery, II. D. 7.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 429052
Highest Rank:
Private
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-03-11 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: trenches near Ypres
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 445981
LAC ID:
477962
Service file: B4709-S037
Uploader's Notes: Prior service with 104th Regiment, Westminster Fusiliers of Canada.Husband of R. Irvin, of 1632, 4th Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia.
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action - he was on duty at a bombing post at the "Bluff", near Ypres and was killed when it was blown up by a shell, between 5.00 and 6.30 p.m., on May 5th, 1916.
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action - he was on duty at a bombing post at the "Bluff", near Ypres and was killed when it was blown up by a shell, between 5.00 and 6.30 p.m., on May 5th, 1916.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion 2nd Reinforcing Draft Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-11-26