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Private Hugh Lewin Rance

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1885-03-06
Place of birth: Ipswich Suffolk England
Next of kin: H. C. Rance (father,) Clive Villa, Emlen St., Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farming
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
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: 15616
Highest Rank: Private (27th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 27th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1916-02-22 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Thelus

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1573338
LAC ID: 595078
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8088-S040
Uploader's Notes: Son of Henry Charles and Agnes Amelia Rance, of Clive Villa, Emlen St., Ipswich, 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 Cavalry Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Private Army Canadian Infantry 27th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-10-05