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Private Nelson Gott

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Gott, Nelson
Date of birth: 1894-10-10
Place of birth: Lillooet British Columbia Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Gott, mother, of Lillooet, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer and Cowboy
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer, Beef Cattle Farm Worker
Address: Lillooet, British Columbia
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1917-08-11
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Villers Station Cemetery, X. E. 11.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 687089
Highest Rank: Private (72nd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: trenches near Souchez

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 59698
LAC ID: 428129
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3668-S035
Uploader's Notes: Prior military service with 102nd Regiment, Rocky Mountain Rangers. Son of Eugene and Margaret Gott, of Lillooet, British Columbia.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 172nd Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-06-06