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Lieutenant Reginald Heber Manning Jolliffe

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-11-24
Place of birth: Campbellford Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Rev. T. W. and Elivra A. Jolliffe, 88 Walmsley Blvd., Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Address: 88 Walmsley Blvd., Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Villers Station Cemetery, IX. A. 4.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant (38th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant, 38th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Lieutenant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: While taking part in the attack on Vimy Ridge and when near the first objective, he was severely wounded by shrapnel from an enemy shell. He received immediate attention but died before reaching the Regimental Aid Post.
Commemoration location: Toronto Mount Pleasant Cemetery-memorial tablet

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 59862
LAC ID: 338420
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B4915-S011
Uploader's Notes:

Son of the Revd. Thomas W. and Elvira A. Jolliffe. Born at Campbellford, Ontario.

A sympathy card related to the death of Jolliffe is held in the collection of the Canadian War Museum. Image of card.

Uploader's Research notes:

War diary of 38th Battalion states that the following were buried at Chateau de la Haie Cemetery on April 16th by Capt. Clarke:

Acting Major (Lieutenant) Edward Cecil Horatio Moore ,
Capt. H.F. Hill
Lieut. A.W. Duncan, and Lieut. R.H.M. Jolliffe

Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database

[Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 182nd Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 38th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-14