Private Edgar Leslie MacKay
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
MacKay,
Edgar Leslie
Date of birth: 1895-11-23
Place of birth: Channel-Port aux Basques Newfoundland
Next of kin: Herbert H MacKay, father. Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Address:
Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 208444
Highest Rank:
Private
(Royal Canadian Regiment)
Rank detail
- Private, Royal Canadian Regiment (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1571203
LAC ID:
164209
Service file: B6924-S016
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Herbert H. MacKay and Mary E. MacKay of Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
Attested October 6, 1915 in the 85th Battalion (Service No. 222769), discharged October 12, 1916 as a Deserter. Reattested September 20, 1916 in the 97th Battalion (Service No. 208444)
Whilst acting as a platoon runner during the attack at Vimy Ridge after the objective was reached and when in Swichenstellen, the captured German trench, he was instantly killed by the explosion of an enemy shell
Uploader's Research notes:
85th Battalion Nominal Roll
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 97th Battalion Service No. 208444 Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion Service No. 222769 Private Army Canadian Infantry Royal Canadian Regiment Service No. 208444 ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-18