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Corporal Charles Frederick ’Fred’ Mansfield

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-01-23
Place of birth: Highland Creek Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Margaret Mansfield, mother. 195 Seaton Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address: 195 Seaton Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1918-08-30
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Sun Quarry Cemetery, B. 2.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 404398
Highest Rank: Corporal (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-07-01 to 1918-08-30
  2. Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-04-09 to 1917-07-01
  3. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-11-03 to 1917-04-09
  4. Private (Army). 1916-09-20 to 1916-11-02
  5. Private (Army). 1916-07-05 to 1916-09-20
  6. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-10-13 to 1916-07-05
  7. Private (Army). 1915-08-26 to 1915-10-12
  8. Private (Army). 1915-04-19 to 1915-08-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded June 13, 1916 at Sanctuary Wood, KIA August 30, 1918 at Cherisy
Awards

Military Medal
Date of award: 1917-07-18
Source: London Gazette No. 30188, pg. 7290

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 535026
LAC ID: 197552
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5902-S035
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Charles William Robert Mansfield and Margaret Mansfield (nee Booth); younger brother of Harvey George Mansfield (Service No. 171652)

Date of Birth declared on Attestation papers was January 23, 1894 but birth record confirms the correct Date of Birth was January 23, 1897

Uploader's Research notes: 35th Battalion 2nd Reinforcing Draft Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 35th Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company Military Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-08-27