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Private William Elener

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Elener, William
Date of birth: 1882-04-04
Place of birth: West Hartlepool Durham England
Next of kin: Annie Elener, wife. 456 50th Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: 456 50th Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-07-25
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Sp. Mem. G. 31.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 428165
Highest Rank: Private (7th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vicinity of Ypres

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 489564
LAC ID: 375354
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2859-S033
Uploader's Notes: Son of James Elener and Alice Elener of 10 Norfolk St., West Hartlepool, England; husband of Annie Elener of 638 Broadway West, Vancouver, British Columbia.

CEF Burial Registers - Previously reported missing believed killed, now killed in Action.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion 2nd Reinforcing Draft Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion No. I. Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-27