Corporal John Anderson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1886-02-27
Place of birth: Aberdeen Scotland
Next of kin: Agnes Anderson, wife, 178 McIntosh Ave., Elmwood, Manitoba.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Other Engineers
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 147523
Highest Rank:
Corporal
(78th Battalion)
Rank detail
Corporal, 78th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge Ooperations, Souchez sector
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1564655
LAC ID:
8809
Service file: B0156-S055
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, of Upper Boat Farm, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; husband of Agnes Anderson (now Redick), of 439, Salter St., Winnipeg.
Uploader's Research notes:
Stated on attesting he was a member of the Active Militia, 100th Winnipeg Grenadiers
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
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-05-20