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Private Garnett Wallace Jermyn

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1895-09-19
Place of birth: Wiarton Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Nina Jermyn, mother; Wiarton, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bank Clerk
Address: Walkerton, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1918-09-03
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 651605
Highest Rank: Private (47th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 160th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Arras, France

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1569748
LAC ID: 493138
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4829-S026
Uploader's Notes: Private Garnet Wallace Jermyn served with the 47th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF, following the breakup of the 160th Battalion in Feb. of 1918.
Uploader's Research notes:

From 1934 reunion booklet "Bruce in Khaki."

"Killed in Action" When with his Company going into the line through the Sunken Road leading to Vis-en-Artois, he was instantly killed by the explosion of a high explosive shell.(FROM: CEF Burial Register)

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 160th Battalion "C" Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20