Private Wesley Wilson Atfield
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Atfield,
Wesley Wilson
Date of birth: 1884-09-29
Place of birth: Alma Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. John Smith (sister) RR #2, Dundalk, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Newspaper Reporter
Occupation (normalized): Reporter
Address:
not specified
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-06-13
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Tyne Cot Cemetery, LXI. H. 3.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 401313
Highest Rank:
Private
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Mt. Sorell
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 461776
LAC ID:
15894
Service file: B0294-S046
Uploader's Notes: Private Atfield originally enlisted with the 33rd Battalion and arrived in England on March 25, 1916 after which he transferred to the 1st Battalion Canadian Base Detail on May 25, 1916. He was reassigned on the same day to the 7th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment).
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2006-10-03