Private John Napier
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1874-06-27
Place of birth: Edinburgh Edinburghshire Scotland
Next of kin: Kate Napier (wife,) 4823 Prince Edward St., Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Contractor
Occupation (normalized): Stucco Plasterer
Address:
4823 Prince Edward St., Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, B. 29.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 645177
Highest Rank:
Private
(54th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Sergeant (Army). 1915-12-13 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed by a shell at the capture of Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 618565
LAC ID:
556442
Service file: B7233-S017
Uploader's Notes:
Son of the late Mrs. Isobell Napier, of Scotland; husband of Kate Napier, of 4843, Sophia St., Vancouver South, British Columbia.
previous service -- 6th Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) militia
Uploader's Research notes:
158th 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: 2014-08-17