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Private Charles Richard Head

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1878-08-10
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Ida May Head, wife. 41 Oak Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Driver
Occupation (normalized): Motor Vehicle Driver, Specialisation Unknown
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1916-10-08
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 138298
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-19 to 1916-10-08
  2. Private, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-08-30 to 1916-06-18
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Courcelette
Commemoration location: Metropolitan Methodist Church Plaque, Toronto, Ontario

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1569072
LAC ID: 453280
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4204-S029
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Thomas Staples Head and Isabella Head (nee Innes); younger brother of William Allan head (Service No. 58314), and older brother of Allan Head (Service No. 228294) and Thomas Lyon Head (Service No. 862158); husband of Ida May Head (nee Trotter) married April 19, 1906

Prior service with the 10th Royal Grenadiers

Uploader's Research notes:

Circumstances of Death

75th Battalion Nominal Roll

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion D Company, 16th Platoon Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion D Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-12-21