Private James Seward Heighton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Heighton,
James Seward
Date of birth: 1897-12-16
Place of birth: Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Edward Heighton (mother,) River John, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
River John, Nova Scotia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy-En-Gohelle Communal Cemetery, B. 17.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 902104
Highest Rank:
Private
(42nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 42nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-04-01 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge. Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 561731
LAC ID:
461449
Service file: B4234-S032
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heighton, of Lyons Brook, Nova Scotia. Native of River John, Nova Scotia.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 193rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 42nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-13