Private Roy Albert Geer
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Geer,
Roy Albert
Date of birth: 1894-09-02
Place of birth: Wetaskiwin Alberta Canada
Next of kin: Albert Geer, father, of Oyama, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Oyama, British Columbia
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, B. 10.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 688300
Highest Rank:
Private
(54th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in Action attack on Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 618519
LAC ID:
409348
Service file: B3463-S032
Uploader's Notes: Son of Albert and Annie Geer, of Oyama, British Columbia. Originally enlisted as no. 687736 and was discharged as medically unfit. Had an operation and reenlisted as no. 688300.
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 172nd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-19