Private Wilfred Ernest Mather
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Mather,
Wilfred Ernest
Date of birth: 1894-06-08
Place of birth: Penpont Dumfriesshire Scotland
Next of kin: John A. Mather, Moniaive, Dumfriesshire
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Time Keeper
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, VII. E. I.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 447160
Highest Rank:
Private
(49th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 49th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack west of Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 80761
LAC ID:
137628
Service file: B6028-S045
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mather, of Hastings Hall, Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
Previous military experience was 2 1/2 months with Cadets in Bairnycastle, England.
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 49th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-03-20