Private William Robert Erskine
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Erskine,
William Robert
Date of birth: 1884-09-11
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Helen Lena Erskine (wife,) Oyen, Alberta
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Oyen, Alberta
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Bois-Carre British Cemetery, I. C. 3/5.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 696786
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-04-07 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 618117
LAC ID:
380514
Service file: B2927-S024
Uploader's Notes: Son of William and Janet Erskine; husband of Helen L. Erskine, of Grande Prairie, Alberta. Native of London, England.
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 175th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-09-28