Private George Richard Emmitt
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Emmitt,
George Richard
Date of birth: 1896-12-19
Place of birth: Gravesend
Next of kin: Richard Emmitt, 176 Spadina Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Machinist
Occupation (normalized): Metalworking Machine Setter-Operator, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, B. 22.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 163318
Highest Rank:
Private
(75th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1915-07-29 ?
- Private, 75th 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
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CWGC ID: 618514
LAC ID:
379303
Service file: B2907-S016
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Charles Richard and Nelly Cecilia Emmitt, of 52 1/2, Myrtle Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.
At the time of enlistment he was active in an unnamed militia
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 [Private Army Canadian Infantry 84th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-15