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Private Victor Bristow

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Bristow, Victor
Date of birth: 1893-06-14
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: E. J. Bristow, father, 73 Armand Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Electrician
Occupation (normalized): Electrician, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-02-11
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Barlin Communal Cemetery, III. E. 13.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 192452
Highest Rank: Private (15th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 15th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Corporal (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 469709
LAC ID: 64745
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1078-S014
Uploader's Notes: Prior military service with Sharpshooters. Son of Edwin and Eleanor Bristow, of London, England. CEF Burial Registers - this soldier was wounded in the thigh by a rifle bullet, accidentally discharged by a comrade, while cleaning his rifle in a dugout in the front line at Hill 70. He was given immediate attention and evacuated to No. 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station where he succumbed to his wounds.
Uploader's Research notes: Memorial Cross exists May 2015. [Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 92nd Battalion B Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-05-06