Private Ferdinand Begin
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1891-11-29
Place of birth: Canada
Next of kin: Port Lewis, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Electrician
Occupation (normalized): Electrician, General
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1916-10-22
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Contay British Cemetery, IV. C. 25.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 177713
Highest Rank:
Private
(87th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Regina Trench, Courcellette, Somme
Commemoration location: Huntindon, Quebec
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 81073
LAC ID:
34459
Service file: B0592-S058
Uploader's Notes: Private Ferdinand Begin was born in Port Lewis and was living in Howick when war broke out. He enlisted and was likely in France/Belgium in the early part of 1916. On 21 October he was wounded in the attack on Regina Trench in the Courcelette part of the Somme, which captured a significant part of the Regina Trench. He died from his wounds the next day. Two days after his death, the rest of his regiment was decimated by friendly fire.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2006-09-29