Corporal Ernest Hitt
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1892-11-30
Place of birth: Plymouth Devonshire England
Next of kin: Dulie Bella (sister,) Front Street, Wrightville, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Laborer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
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: 144233
Highest Rank:
Corporal
(21st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Corporal, 21st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-07-21 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: During our attack on Vimy Ridge on the morning of April 9th, 1917, he was instantly killed by an enemy bullet penetrating the region of his heart
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1569270
LAC ID:
467351
Service file: B4392-S045
Uploader's Notes: Son of the late Henry William and Mary Ann Hitt, of England.
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 77th Battalion Lance Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 21st Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-27