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Major Malcolm Arthur Neilson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1894-09-03
Place of birth: Northamptonshire
Next of kin: Mrs. Neilson Stoke-Dey Effingam Rutland England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): agriculture student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Ecoivres Military Cemetery, V. D. 5.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Major (2nd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Captain (Army). 1914-09-23 ?
  2. Major, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack South of Vimy

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 65859
LAC ID: 557951
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7258-S037
Uploader's Notes:

Son of William Fitzroy Neilson and Anna Helen Neilson, of The Rockery, Lyddington, Uppingham, Rutland.

Original Service Number: 7811

Uploader's Research notes:

served 2 years with O.T.C. prior to attestation

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

[Captain Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Infantry Captain, Acting Major Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion His rank of Captain, Acting Major is confirmed on his Circumstances of Casualty form.
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-10