Private Arthur Blake Hoffman
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Hoffman,
Arthur Blake
Date of birth: 1897-10-18
Place of birth: Shuswap British Columbia Canada
Next of kin: George Henry Hoffman, father, of Shuswap, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Shuswap, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, B. 3.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 688227
Highest Rank:
Private
(54th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-07 to 1917-04-09
- Private (Army). 1916-05-25 to 1916-12-07
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack on Vimy Ridge
Commemoration location: Kampllops War Memorial
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 618531
LAC ID:
463090
Service file: B4419-S029
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. HOWEVER, this is only a partial image and does not show details of his death.
The LAC Image archive includes two partial documents comprising his complete form. Part 1 shows service number and "Killed in Action"..."Attack on VIMY RIDG" and Part 2 is the one included in the above Ancestry.com database which shows his name, rank, religion, etc.
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 172nd Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-12