Private Edward John Adderley
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Adderley,
Edward John
Date of birth: 1889-11-12
Place of birth: Ferozepore India
Next of kin: William Adderley (brother) 35 Beulah Rd., Thornton Heath, Croydon, Surrey, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bank Clerk
Address:
MacLeod, Alberta
Religion: Wesleyan
Date of death:
1917-08-15
Cause of death:
Missing, presumed killed
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 552235
Highest Rank:
Private
(8th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-13 to 1917-08-15
- Private (Army). 1916-07-27 to 1916-10-13
- Trooper (Army). 1916-07-19 to 1916-07-27
- Trooper (Army). 1915-02-08 to 1916-07-19
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Hill 70
Commemoration location: Vimy Memorial, France, Royal Bank Roll of Honour
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1564541
LAC ID:
2176
Service file: B0042-S006
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Edward John and Annie Maria Adderley, of 35, Beulah Rd., Thornton Heath, Surrey, England. Next of Kin: William Adderlery
Royal Bank Roll of Honour: Joined Northern Crown Bank in 1912 at MacLeod, Alberta
Uploader's Research notes: Source (jayelbee additions): LAC file [Trooper Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 13th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles B Squadron Sailed with the 13th Canadian Mounted Rifles aboard SS Olympic from Halifax to Liverpool, June 28 to July 06. Posted to Shorncliffe Camp on arrival. Trooper Army Canadian Cavalry Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Private Army Canadian Infantry 11th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion D Company
Attached to Canadian Base Depot on landing in France on October 14, 1916. Joined the 8th Battalion in the field at Guoy Servins. From November 21 to December 04, attended the First Army Trench Mortar course.
Reported Missing in Action following the attack on Hill 70 near Lens. His "Circumstances of Death" card noted that he was hit directly by an artillery shell. On March 05, 1918 he was declared for all purposes to be Missing presumed Killed in Action on August 15, 1917.
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Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-12-02