Lieutenant Neville Montgomery
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Montgomery,
Neville
Date of birth: 1885-08-08
Place of birth: Dunga Gallj Punjab India
Next of kin: Ursula Montgomery, wife, of c/o Gardner Johnson & Co., Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Solicitor
Occupation (normalized): Lawyer
Address:
c/o Gardner Johnson & Co., Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-08-21
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 688026
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(29th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1916-03-25 ?
- Lieutenant, 29th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Lieutenant (Army). 1916-05-27 ?
- Lieutenant, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-09-11 to 1916-03-25
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Battle of Hill 70
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1571995
LAC ID:
181241
Service file: B6304-S009
Uploader's Notes:
Son of the Rev. Ferguson John and Edith Elmina Montgomery, of Halse Rectory, Taunton, Somerset, England; husband of Ursula Montgomery (nee Johnson) whom he married June 4, 1915 at Vancouver, British Columbia.
Educated at Marlborough College and Selwyn College, Cambridge; went to Canada to study law, called to the Bar in 1912.
Enlisted in 67th Battalion at Victoria, British Columbia, September 11, 1915, serving 5 months as Reg. no. 102487. Enlisted in 172nd Battalion at Vancouver, British Columbia, March 25, 1916. Discharged May 24, 1916 to take Commissioned Rank May 27, 1916, serving with 172nd Battalion but not sailing with unit on October 25, 1916. Served in France and Flanders.
Killed in Action leading an attack near Lens.
Uploader's Research notes: de Ruvigny Roll of Honour, Part Four, page 137 no photo. [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 172nd Battalion Private Army Canadian Engineers 67th Pioneer Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 172nd Battalion A Company Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion attached 1st Army School of Instruction Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20