Private Joseph McIntosh
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1892-01-11
Place of birth: Low Point Cape Breton Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Sarah McIntosh, wife. Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Miner
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-04-04
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Villers Station Cemetery, VI. J. 16.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 877401
Highest Rank:
Private
(73rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-05 to 1917-04-04
- Private, 185th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-03-13 to 1916-12-05
- Private (Army). 1915-08-13 to 1915-10-15
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded March 1, 1917, KIA at Souchez
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 59993
LAC ID:
155272
Service file: B6898-S014
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Dougall McIntosh and Dora McIntosh of Atlantic Street, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; younger brother of Robert McIntosh (Service No. 415864) and older brother of Isaac McIntosh (Service No. 414755); husband of Sarah 'Sadie' McIntosh (nee McKinnon)
Attested August 13, 1915 in the 40th Battalion (Service No. 415863), discharged October 15, 1915 Medically Unfit. Reattested March 13, 1916 in the 185th Battalion (Service No. 877401)
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in action - While entering the trenches on the night of 4th April 1917, he was killed by an enemy shell.
Uploader's Research notes: 185th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 40th Battalion D Company Service No. 415863 - Discharged Medically Unfit Private Army Canadian Infantry 185th Battalion Service No. 877401 Private Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion Service No. 877401 ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-03-28