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Private Martin Charles McFadyen

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-09-25
Place of birth: Bruce County Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mr. Archie McFadyen, father; Tiverton, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Tiverton, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1918-09-29
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 652216
Highest Rank: Private (160th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 160th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-04-06 to 1918-02-23
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Unknown

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 551367
LAC ID: 151137
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6812-S024
Uploader's Notes: Private Martin Charles McFadyen served with the 47th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF, following the breakup of the 160th Battalion in Feb. of 1918. Son of Archie and Janet McFadyen.
Uploader's Research notes: From 1934 reunion booklet "Bruce in Khaki" and attestation papers on the LAC website. His attestation papers are signed "McFadyen", the Canadian Virtual War Memorial has made an error in the spelling of his family name. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 160th Battalion "D" Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2008-12-28