Major Charles Campbell Gwyn
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Gwyn,
Charles Campbell
Date of birth: 1884-12-05
Place of birth: Dundas Ont. Canada
Next of kin: Herbert Gwyn, Father, Dundas, Ont.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, VI. E. 12.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 7035
Highest Rank:
Major
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Major, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Captain, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
Commemoration location: Dundas Ontario War Memorial
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 65343
LAC ID:
432082
Service file: B3901-S006
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Lieut. Col. H. C. Gwyn and C. E. Gwyn, of Dundas, Ontario.
Brother to Aylmer and Norman.
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 [Captain Army Western Ontario Regiment 18th Battalion ee Major Army Western Ontario Regiment 18th Battalion B Company Per 18th Battalion war diary: Major C.C. Gwyn, on of the most popular and efficient of Officers was killed by a M.G. bullet, about 100 yards from the objective and Lieut. W.J. McLean was also killed while leading his men across “No-man’s-land”. After the death of Major Gwyn, Lieut. P. Jerdan assumed Command of “B” Company. ]
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Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2016-11-28