Private Wilfred John Gaff
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Gaff,
Wilfred John
Date of birth: 1892-10-04
Place of birth: West Ham Essex England
Next of kin: Sarah Jessie Gaff, mother. 357 Talbot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Address:
357 Talbot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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: 216385
Highest Rank:
Private
(78th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 78th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-02-03 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1568169
LAC ID:
405145
Service file: B3350-S034
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Sarah Jessie Gaff of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Previous service - 100th Winnipeg Grenadiers militia
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 100th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-28