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Lieutenant John Fitzpayne Manley

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1896-07-10
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. C. S. Douglas (mother,) 885 Chilco St., Vancouver, British Columbia.
Marital status: no data
Occupation (attested): Law Student
Address: 885 Chilco St., Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant (72nd Battalion)
Rank detail

Lieutenant, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-28 to 1917-04-09

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He was instantly killed by shell fire while leading his men in an attack on the enemy tenches at Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 561760
LAC ID: 172511
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B5888-S009
Uploader's Notes:

Previous service - 72nd Regiment militia (S.H.of C.) and Bishop Ridley College, C.C. 4 years

Uploader's Research notes:

72nd Battalion Nominal Roll

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

[Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-08