Private Joseph DeFerro
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1898-08-12
Place of birth: Rata Aveleno Italy
Next of kin: Father: D. DeFerro, Trail, BC
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
Trail, BC
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1918-09-29
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Haynecourt British Cemetery, I. D. 15.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 2137956
Highest Rank:
Private
(72nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Bourlon Wood / Canal du Nord
Commemoration location: Trail. BC Cenotaph; Nelson, BC Cenotaph
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 522260
LAC ID:
350961
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B2406-S038
Uploader's Notes: DeFerro Ridge, located east of Nelson at the head of Fell Creek, is named in his memory. -- BC Geographical Names web site
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2008-07-21