Private Edward Morfee
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1878-02-04
Place of birth: Dover Kent England
Next of kin: Annie Mann, mother. 32 Boyne Road, Lewisham, London, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
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: 401623
Highest Rank:
Private
(29th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 29th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-18 to 1917-08-21
- Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-04-19 to 1917-05-18
- Private (Army). 1917-02-02 to 1917-04-18
- Corporal (Army). 1917-01-04 to 1917-02-02
- Corporal (Army). 1916-07-06 to 1917-01-04
- Corporal (Army). 1916-03-26 to 1916-07-06
- Corporal (Army). 1916-03-25 to 1916-03-26
- Private (Army). 1915-10-01 to 1916-03-25
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Hill 70, Lens
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1572081
LAC ID:
176340
Service file: B6357-S012
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Edward Morfee and Ellen Harden Morfee; stepson of Robert Mann and Ellen Mann
Date of Birth declared on Attestation papers was February 4, 1883, but birth and christening records suggest that the correct Date of Birth was February 4, 1878
Uploader's Research notes:
Circumstances of Death
33rd Battalion Nominal Roll
[Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 33rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 33rd Battalion Lance Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 36th Reserve Battalion Attached Lance Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 33rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Reserve Battalion Lance Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2016-12-21