Captain Elphinstone Forrest Mather
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Mather,
Elphinstone Forrest
Date of birth: 1888-01-18
Place of birth: Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs.Agnes Mather, “Courtknowe”, Cathcart,Glasgow, Scotland.
Marital status: no data
Occupation (attested): Journalist
Occupation (normalized): Advertising Copywriter
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, 1917. VI. L. 11.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Captain
(8th Battalion)
Rank detail
Captain, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 65776
Uploader's Notes: Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Mather, of Glasgow, Scotland; husband of Kate E. Mather, of 1657, Haro St., Vancouver. Editor of the "Winnipeg Telegram" prior to enlisting in 44th Battalion. C.E.F., 1915. Passed Cambridge Staff College course with honours,
Uploader's Research notes: [Captain Army Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20