Private Ralph William MacMichael
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
MacMichael,
Ralph William
Date of birth: 1898-03-06
Place of birth: Rexton Kent County New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: William MacMichael (father,) East Galloway, Kent County, New Brunswick
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Laborer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Bathhurst, Colcester County, New Brunswick
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy-En-Gohelle Communal Cemetery, B. 5.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 793740
Highest Rank:
Private
(42nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 42nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-01-21 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He was killed during the advance on Vimy Ridge on the morning of April 9th 1917. No further information as to the actual circumstances under which he met his death is availalbe.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 561757
LAC ID:
133274
Service file: B7109-S018
Uploader's Notes:
Son of William and Christina MacMichael, of East Galloway, Kent Co., New Brunswick.
Previous service: Militia
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 132nd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 42nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-11