Lance Corporal Henry Walter Bamblett
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Bamblett,
Henry Walter
Date of birth: 1883-04-19
Place of birth: Hanworth Middlesex
Next of kin: Mrs. Harry Bamblett, Mother, 80 Chester Av., Balmy Beach, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Cement Finisher
Occupation (normalized): Reinforced Concreter, General
Address:
80 Chester Av., Balmy Beach, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-11-18
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 138520
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(75th Battalion)
Rank detail
Lance Corporal, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Desire Trench, Courcelette
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1564937
LAC ID:
22988
Service file: B0402-S041
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Henry and Harriett Bamblett, of 130, Courcelette Rd., Beach, Toronto, Ontario.
According to a Toronto Evening Telegram article from December 7th, 1916 (see Virtual Memorial record for original), Bamblett had been living in Canada about 5 years when he enlisted in Toronto in 1915.
His brother, William H. Bamblett , had been a reservist with the Worcestershire Regiment, and had served with this Regiment for 9 years in India. He was wounded at Ypres in the first World War and invalided home to Toronto.
Uploader's Research notes:
Further info from Paul Reed's webiste:
[Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion C ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20