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Private William Robert Erskine

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

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
  1. Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. 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
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
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