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Captain Edward Ashworth Whitehead

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1894-05-08
Place of birth: Montreal Quebec Canada
Next of kin: May Whitehead, mother. 306 Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Insurance Agent
Occupation (normalized): Insurance Salesman
Address: 306 Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-06-03
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, VI. H. 40.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 25906
Highest Rank: Captain (14th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Captain, 14th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-09-08 to 1916-06-03
  2. Lieutenant, 14th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-22 to 1915-09-08
  3. Private, 14th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-21 to 1914-09-22
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded April 24, 1915 at St. Julien

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 490939
LAC ID: 307246
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10310-S047
Uploader's Notes: Son of Colonel Edward Ashworth Whitehead and Ella May Whitehead (nee Sicotte); older brother of Lieutenant George Victor Whitehead
Uploader's Research notes: 14th Battalion Nominal Roll [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 14th Battalion D Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 14th Battalion D Company Captain Army Canadian Infantry 14th Battalion D Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-06-13