Private Horace Walter Digby
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Digby,
Horace Walter
Date of birth: 1897-04-03
Place of birth: North Walsham Norfolk England
Next of kin: Walter Digby (father,) Aylmer East, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 147076
Highest Rank:
Private
(78th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 78th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-07-01 to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: During an attack on Vimy Ridge he was instantly killed
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1567199
LAC ID:
355145
Service file: B2516-S027
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Digby, of 418, Arlington Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario.
He had served with the 100th Winnipeg Grenadiers militia for 1 year
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 78th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-03