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Private William McGraw

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: McGraw, William
Date of birth: 1892-07-23
Place of birth: Sydney Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Sadie McGraw, wife. St. Lawrence, Newfoundland
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1916-09-17
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 469068
Highest Rank: Private (24th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 24th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Flers-Courcelette

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1571133
LAC ID: 154054
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6857-S027
Uploader's Notes: William McGraw aka Michael Etchegary, was a member of the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve. He wanted to go to war immediately so he went AWL, travelled to Nova Scotia and enlisted in the CEF under the name "William McGraw"
Uploader's Research notes: 64th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 64th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 24th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-01