Private James Matthews Davey
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Davey,
James Matthews
Date of birth: 1896-08-03
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: E.A. Davey, father, 2512 Chr. Columbus St., Montreal, Canada
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Bois-Carre British Cemetery, Grave C. C. 4., Neuville-St. Vaast Mem. 4.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 475815
Highest Rank:
Private
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Was last seen leaving the “jumping off” trench during the attack on Vimy Ridge but details relative to his death are not available.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 618091
LAC ID:
342589
Service file: B2309-S026
Uploader's Notes: Original overseas unit 3rd University Company. joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field March 19, 1916. Wounded June 2, 1916. Killed at Vimy Ridge.
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 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-12