Private Willard Townsend
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1895-09-22
Place of birth: Lockeport Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Levinia Townsend (Mother), Lockeport, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Fisherman
Occupation (normalized): Deep-Sea Fisherman
Address:
Lockeport, Nova Scotia
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1917-10-30
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Tyne Cot Cemetery, I. B. 24.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 282510
Highest Rank:
Private
(85th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-28 ?
- Private (Army). 1916-03-10 to 1916-12-28
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 464940
LAC ID:
279065
Service file: B9754-S005
Uploader's Notes:
Born 22 September 1895 in Lockeport, Nova Scotia. Son of Mrs. Lavinia Townsend, of Lockeport, Shelburne Co., Nova Scotia. Listed his civilian occupation as fisherman. He enlisted at Lockeport, Nova Scotia on 9 March 1916 with the Nova Scotia Regiment.
Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 219th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 219th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2008-10-05