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Private John William Marriette

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1882-04-18
Place of birth: St. Sampson Guernsey
Next of kin: Mrs A.Marriette; wife; 3588 Georgia St., Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Stone cutter
Occupation (normalized): Stone Cutter and Finisher
Address: 3588 Georgia St., Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 760741
Highest Rank: Private (102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Whilst taking part in the attack between the front line South East of Souchez, and Broadmarsh Crater, he was hit in the heart and instantly killed by an enemy rifle bullet

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 618558
LAC ID: 198688
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5937-S013
Uploader's Notes: previous service - 5 months 11th Regiment, Irish Fusiliers of Canada
Uploader's Research notes:

121st 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

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 121st Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 102nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-08