Private Walter Gould
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1892-03-02
Place of birth: Frodsham
Next of kin: Mrs. Eliza Gould (mother,) 822 Lemay Ave., Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Chauffeur
Occupation (normalized): Other Motor-Vehicle Drivers
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: 163343
Highest Rank:
Private
(1st Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Whilst waiting in the “jumping off” trench for the signal to advance, during operations at Vimy, he was instantly killed by an enemy shell, which fell into the trench.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1568513
LAC ID:
426140
Service file: B3678-S016
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Mrs. Eliza Gould, of 54, Keystone Avenue, Toronto.
Previous service - 1 1/2 years - 5th Cheshire Regiment
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 1st Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-19