Private Adam McKee Crookshanks
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Crookshanks,
Adam McKee
Date of birth: 1893-05-06
Place of birth: Linwood Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Thomas Crookshanks R.R. # 1 Linwood Father
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1916-09-15
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 53095
Highest Rank:
Private
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1566809
LAC ID:
126550
Service file: B2160-S012
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Thomas and Mary E. Crookshanks, of 157, Huron St., Stratford, Ontario. Enlisted Oct., 1914.
Attestation papers indicated religion as Methodist but Circumstance of Death card indicates Church of England.
Friend to and sniping partner to Corporal R.N. Siddle who writes about their experiences in December 1917 McLean's article: https://archive.org/stream/macleans31torouoft#page/n115/mode/2up
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Western Ontario Regiment 18th Battalion A Company ee ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-12-01