Lance Corporal Samuel Paxton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1884-08-28
Place of birth: County Down Ireland
Next of kin: Esther Paxton, wife. 162 1/2 Sydenham Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
162 1/2 Sydenham Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-11-04
Cause of death:
Killed in action
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 670070
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
Rank detail
- Lance Corporal (Army). 1918-10-19 to 1918-11-04
- Private (Army). 1917-04-20 to 1918-10-19
- Private (Army). 1917-02-13 to 1917-04-20
- Private (Army). 1916-09-14 to 1917-02-13
- Private (Army). 1916-06-07 to 1916-09-14
- Private (Army). 1916-04-12 to 1916-06-07
- Private (Army). 1916-04-08 to 1916-04-12
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded September 19, 1916, KIA at Onnaing
Awards
Military Medal
Date of award: 1919-03-13
Source: London Gazette No. 31227, pg. 3449
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 578193
LAC ID:
570542
Service file: B7665-S018
Uploader's Notes: Son of William John Paxton and Martha Ann Paxton (nee Bennett); younger brother of Robert 'Bob' Paxton (Service No. 237502) and older brother of James Alexander Paxton (Service No. 237551); husband of Esther Paxton (nee Collins, formerly Spiers) married May 1, 1913
Uploader's Research notes: 166th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Private Army Canadian Infantry 166th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Private Army Canadian Infantry 22nd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 5th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Military Medal ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-05-22