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Private Walter Gurney

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Gurney, Walter
Date of birth: 1892-02-26
Place of birth: Tylorstown Rhondda Wales
Next of kin: Emily Gurney, mother. Elm Cottage, Holt Heath, Worcestershire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farm Hand
Occupation (normalized): Farm-Helper, General
Address: 19 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-11-06
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Poelcapelle British Cemetery, XX. C. 6.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 766836
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-11-27 to 1917-11-06
  2. Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-14 to 1916-11-27
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded April 9, 1917 at Vimy Ridge, KIA at Passchendaele

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 491574
LAC ID: 431791
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3891-S037
Uploader's Notes: Son of Walter Gurney and Emily Rebecca Gurney (nee Turner); older brother of William Charles Gurney (Service No. 766832)
Uploader's Research notes:

Circumstances of Death

123rd Battalion Nominal Roll

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion D Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-19