Private Ernest Alfred Bonner
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Bonner,
Ernest Alfred
Date of birth: 1896-03-26
Place of birth: Airdrie Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: Mother; Fanny Bonner, (later Longhurst), 21 Garden Square, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Rupert, Quebec
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 145838
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1916-12-15 to 1917-04-09
- Private, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-07-03 to 1916-12-15
- Private (Army). 1916-04-10 to 1916-07-03
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: During the attack on Vimy Ridge, this soldier was instantly killed by enemy fire.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1565440
LAC ID:
52280
Service file: B0875-S015
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mrs. Fanny Bonner Longhurst, of 149, Holland Avenue, Ottawa.
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 73rd Battalion
The 73rd Battalion sailed aboard the MT Copenhagen from Southampton to Havre, France, August 12/13. Attended Lewis Machine Gun course from September 04-22.
Private Army Canadian Infantry 77th Battalion A Company Sailed to England with the 77th Battalion aboard the SS Missanabie, June 19-28, 1916 from Halifax to Liverpool. Posted to Bramshott on arrival. Private Army Canadian Machine Gun Corps 12th Machine Gun Company Initially reported as wounded; later reported killed in action at Vimy Ridge ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-08