Private Launcelot Maurice Attwood
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Attwood,
Launcelot Maurice
Date of birth: 1885-09-12
Place of birth: Camberley Surrey England
Next of kin: Rose Attwood, wife. 652 9th Street, Lethbridge, Alberta
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Bottler
Address:
652 9th Street, Lethbridge, Alberta
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 736569
Highest Rank:
Private
(16th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-02-22 ?
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1564810
LAC ID:
16748
Service file: B0297-S031
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Edwin Attwood of 40 Bouverie Road West, Folkestone, Kent, England; husband of Rose Beatrice Attwood of 1223 5th Avenue A. South, Lethbridge, Alberta
This soldier was shot through the head by an enemy rifle bullet and instantly killed, during the attack at VIMY RIDGE.
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 17th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 113th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-09