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Private William James Parnega

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1891-09-13
Place of birth: Kampod Russia
Next of kin: William John Sutherland, friend. Cookstown, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: Cookstown, Ontario
Religion: Greek Orthodox
Date of death: 1916-09-24
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 669326
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-08-28 to 1916-09-24
  2. Private (Army). 1916-07-07 to 1916-08-27
  3. Private (Army). 1916-04-26 to 1916-07-06
  4. Private (Army). 1916-01-19 to 1916-04-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Courcelette
Commemoration location: Cenotaph in Cookstown, Ontario, and Honour Roll Monument in Innisfil, Ontario

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1572818
LAC ID: 564352
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7606-S009
Uploader's Notes:

Attested January 12, 1916 in the 166th Battalion, transferred April 26, 1916 to the 83rd Battalion

A Toronto Star newspaper article from March 8, 1917 announcing his death spelled his surname as 'Piernegia'. A note suggests that 'Perniegie Crescent' in Innisfil, Ontario has been named in his honour

Alternate spellings of his surname include: Parnegi, Peirnegia, Perniegie, Perneigie and Piernigie

There is an Ontario Record of Death of Daniel Parnega on April 18, 1939 in Timmins, Ontario, who was a grocery store clerk. The Year of Birth on that record is 1913, and place of birth shown as Ontario. The names of his parents on that record are William Parnega and Anastasia Lazarick, both of Ukranian birth. It is unknown whether this person is related to this soldier

Uploader's Research notes: 83rd Battalion Nominal Roll as William James Parnegi [Private Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 166th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-01-27