Private Frank McKinnell
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1887-02-05
Place of birth: Nanaimo British Columbia Canada
Next of kin: Mrs Mary McKinnell (mother,) 90 47th Ave. W, Vancouver, B.C.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Logger
Occupation (normalized): Logger (General)
Address:
90 47th Ave. W., Vancouver, Britich Columbia
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, C. 3.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 703226
Highest Rank:
Private
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-01-04 to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He was a Scout, and was killed in the attack on Vimy Ridge, while advancing on the extreme left of his Company. The exact circumstances of his death are not forthcoming, but apparently he was struck by a piece of shell casing.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 618556
LAC ID:
157557
Service file: B6995-S053
Uploader's Research notes:
102nd Battalion Nominal Roll
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
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-12