Private Alexander Whyte Bonnyman
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Bonnyman,
Alexander Whyte
Date of birth: 1882-12-20
Place of birth: Edinburgh Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs. Annie Burnham (sic)(mother,) 127 Parliment (sic) Rd., Glasgow, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Laborer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
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: 7738
Highest Rank:
Private
(10th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1915-02-05 ?
- Private, 10th Battalion, Infantry (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
this.
CWGC ID: 1565443
LAC ID:
77026
Service file: B1296-S020
Uploader's Notes:
CVWM and Book of Remembrance both give "Alexander Whyte Bonnyman." Listed in the war diary (see link below) as "Alexander Whyte Bonnyman."
aka BURNHAM, Alexander William. Not sure how this association was established but appears to be implied by LAC Index which lists "Burnham, Alexander William" and on the next line "Bonnyman."
His Attestation Paper and Circumstances of Casualty form both give Alexander William Burnham.CVWM and Book of Remembrance both give "Alexander Whyte Bonnyman." Listed in the war diary (see link below) as "Alexander Whyte Bonnyman."
Son of Alexander and Annie Wallace Bonnyman, of 113, Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Previous service: militia
Circumstances of Casualty gives Presbyterian as his religion.
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 [Not Specified Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 7th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles "C" Squadron Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-26