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Private Paul Blanchette

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1891-04-27
Place of birth: Port Arthur Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Mary Blanchette (mother,) C/O Ben Rogers, 64A Cumberland St., Port Arthur, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 252600
Highest Rank: Private (102nd Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).

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: 618495
LAC ID: 48462
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0812-S036
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

See his memorial page on the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial [Private Army Canadian Infantry 102nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-28