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Sapper William Arthur Gorman

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1896-09-28
Place of birth: Storie Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Thomas Gorman, brother. Copper Cliffe, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Miner
Address: Copper Cliffe, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1918-06-03
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Etaples Military Cemetery, LXV. E. 35.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 658012
Highest Rank: Sapper
Rank detail
  1. Sapper (Army). 1918-04-30 ?
  2. Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-04-22 to 1918-04-30
  3. Private (Army). 1916-12-05 to 1917-04-21
  4. Private (Army). 1916-05-19 to 1916-12-05
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded June 1, 1918

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 497223
LAC ID: 422618
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3659-S040
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Benjamin Gordon and Amanda Gordon (nee Storie); older brother of Thomas Emery Gorman (Service No. 3037719)

Wounded in the left leg and side on June 1, 1918 during an aerial assault

Uploader's Research notes:

Circumstances of Death

162nd Battalion Nominal Roll

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 162nd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Engineers Canadian Engineers Reinforcement Pool ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-07-13