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Lieutenant George Clapperton

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1888-06-22
Place of birth: Roxburghshire Scotland Scotland
Next of kin: George Clapperton, father. 5 Bellevue Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Civil Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Civil Engineer, General
Address: Not specified
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1916-06-13
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Mem. A. 2.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant (58th Battalion)
Rank detail

Lieutenant, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 489342
LAC ID: 101508
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1719-S030
Uploader's Notes:

Lt. Clapperton was killed in action while trying to retake the old front line near Maple Copse.

Son of George and Joan Watt Clapperton, of 5 Bellevue Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. Born at Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Valley Cottages Cem. Zillebeke,

Uploader's Research notes: Circumstances of Death
[Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-11-29