Private Samuel McIlwaine
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1892-02-23
Place of birth: Belfast County Antrim Ireland
Next of kin: Mrs. Sarah Woodland (mother,) 150 Isabella St., Ottawa, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 410833
Highest Rank:
Private
(38th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 38th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-06-03 to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Instantly killed by machine gun fire, while taking part with his battalion in an attack on Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1571155
LAC ID:
155724
Service file: B6880-S031
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mrs. Sarah Woodland, of Toronto, Ontario.
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 38th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-03-23