Private Gordon Stanley Wilder
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Wilder,
Gordon Stanley
Date of birth: 1892-08-25
Place of birth: Parry Sound Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. J. Wilder (mother), Elk Lake, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Prospector
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, V. D. 24.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 142147
Highest Rank:
Private
(20th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 20th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-08-04 ?
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 66351
LAC ID:
312825
Service file: B10355-S031
Uploader's Notes: Pte Wilder was born on 25 August 1892 at Parry Sound, Ontario. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilder, of Haileybury, Ontario. He was single and listed his civilian occupation as prospector. Enlisted at Niagara Camp, Ontario on 4 August 1915. Sailed from Halifax to England on the Empress of Britain on 23 April 1916, joining the 76th Battalion. He transferred to the 20th Battalion on 20 June 1916. He remained with that Battalion until his death. - - Pte Wilder is commemorated on a memorial in Magnetawan, Ontario having made the supreme sacrifice.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 76th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 20th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20