Private Walter Owen Gait
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Gait,
Walter Owen
Date of birth: 1886-01-11
Place of birth: Peel Isle of Man
Next of kin: E. G. Taylor, uncle, Newport, Mon, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Boiler Maker’s Helper
Address:
New Westminster, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-08-22
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 790156
Highest Rank:
Private
(47th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: attack south west of Lens
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1568185
LAC ID:
612240
Service file: B8486-S025
Uploader's Notes: Previous service with 104th Regiment, Westminster Fusiliers. Son of Ellen Gait, of 28 York Place, Newport, and the late William Arthur Gait; husband of Cecilia Jane Andrews (formerly Gait), of 1 & 3, Market Arcade, Newport. Mon., England.
aka ROSS, Walter
aka ROSS, Walter
Uploader's Research notes: 131st Battalion Nominal Roll
VM exists May 2015 [Private Army Canadian Infantry 131st Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion ]
VM exists May 2015 [Private Army Canadian Infantry 131st Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-07-28