Private John Stanislaus Layton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Layton,
John Stanislaus
Date of birth: 1891-01-20
Place of birth: Blackville New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Jacob Layton, father, Blackville, NB
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Store Clerk
Occupation (normalized): Retail Trade Salesperson
Address:
Blackville, New Brunswick
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 794000
Highest Rank:
Private
(87th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1570402
LAC ID:
522050
Service file: B5478-S018
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Jacob and Mary Layton, of Blackville, New Brunswick.
Bn suffered 110 other ranks killed while taking Vimy Ridge
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 87th Battalion ]
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-03