Private David Thomas Riekie
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Riekie,
David Thomas
Date of birth: 1894-08-21
Place of birth: Lowes
Next of kin: Thomas R. Riekie, father, of 8 London Road, Bogna, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
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: 814816
Highest Rank:
Private
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
- Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army). 1917-03-06 to 1917-04-09
- Private (Army). 1916-03-06 to 1917-03-05
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Vimy Ridge. Died on 9/10-4-17.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1573524
LAC ID:
602195
Service file: B8273-S062
Uploader's Notes: Original overseas unit 139th Canadian Infantry Battalion. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field March 6, 1917.
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 139th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-04