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Private William Henry Ratcliffe

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1880-12-24
Place of birth: Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire England
Next of kin: Margaret Ratcliffe, wife. 67 Hastings Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Caretaker
Occupation (normalized): Other Building Caretakers
Address: 67 Hastings Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-08-18
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 766478
Highest Rank: Private (20th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 20th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-11 to 1917-08-18
  2. Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-06 to 1916-10-10
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1573354
LAC ID: 585814
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8104-S017
Uploader's Notes: Son of John Ratcliffe and Ann Ratcliffe (nee Crewe); husband of Margaret Ratcliffe
Uploader's Research notes: 123rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion B Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 20th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2017-08-21