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Major Edward Ware Joy

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1872-05-29
Place of birth: Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Bessie Joy (wife,) Truro, Colcester County, Nova Scotia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Locomotive Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Mechanical Engineer (Motors and Engines, except Marine)
Address: Truro, Colcester County, Nova Scotia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Villers Station Cemetery, VIII. A. 16.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Major (87th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Major, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Major (Army). 1916-07-13 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 59876
Uploader's Notes: Previous service: 4 years in 76th Regiment, 1 year 8 months in Composite Battalion, Haiifax, Nova Scotia.
Uploader's Research notes: 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

[Major Army Canadian Infantry 106th Battalion Major Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-30