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Private Edgar Gideon Wicksey

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1889-03-18
Place of birth: Cheltenham Gloucestershire England
Next of kin: Rachel Wicksey, wife. 169 Symington Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Railway Conductor
Address: 169 Symington Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1917-11-10
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: White House Cemetery, L. A. 36.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 767112
Highest Rank: Private (123rd Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-18 to 1917-11-10

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: KIA at Passchendaele
Commemoration location: Cheltenham War Memorial, Bethesda Church Roll of Honour, St. Paul’s Church War Memorial

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 455089
LAC ID: 311951
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10341-S011
Uploader's Notes: Son of Gideon Wicksey and Mary Ann Wicksey (nee Longford); husband of Rachel Wicksey (nee Tomlinson, later Kidd) married September 14, 1911
Uploader's Research notes: 123rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-06-26