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Private Alexander Davie

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1887-04-05
Place of birth: Farves Aberdeenshire Scotland
Next of kin: Barbara Davie (mother,) South Tulloford by Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address: 128 Peter Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 799830
Highest Rank: Private (15th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 15th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 134th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-01-31 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Was killed during an attack against enemy positions near Thelus. Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1566993
LAC ID: 342562
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2306-S050
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Davie, of 76, Bude St., Toronto.
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 134th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-12