Private David James McGlashon
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McGlashon,
David James
Date of birth: 1897-10-20
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Sergeant J. McGlashon
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Waiter
Occupation (normalized): Waiter, General
Address:
The Armouries, Belleville, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-08-11
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 636418
Highest Rank:
Private
(47th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1571121
LAC ID:
153757
Service file: B6846-S004
Uploader's Notes: One year prior service with 49th Regiment, Hastings Rifles. Son of David James and Ruth McGlashon, of 301 MacDonald Avenue, Belleville, Ontario.
CEF Burial Registers - Previously reported Wounded and Missing, now Killed in Action. While acting as a machine gunner doing duty with his section during an attack on a block established by the enemy in a trench, he was wounded and was seen to fall. The fighting was of such a close nature that it was impossible to get him out. No further information as to the actual circumstances under which he met his death is available. Trenches at Fouquescourt.
CEF Burial Registers - Previously reported Wounded and Missing, now Killed in Action. While acting as a machine gunner doing duty with his section during an attack on a block established by the enemy in a trench, he was wounded and was seen to fall. The fighting was of such a close nature that it was impossible to get him out. No further information as to the actual circumstances under which he met his death is available. Trenches at Fouquescourt.
Uploader's Research notes: BWM exists May 2015. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 155th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-02-02