Private William Handley
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1885-05-11
Place of birth: Sheffield
Next of kin: Lucy Handley (wife,) 119 Verdun Ave., Verdun, Quebec
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Bricklayer
Occupation (normalized): Bricklayer (Construction)
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, V111.E.9
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 418240
Highest Rank:
Private
(42nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 42nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack near Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 80628
LAC ID:
441497
Service file: B4009-S003
Uploader's Notes: Son of John Thomas and Emily Handley of Sheffield, England, husband of W.Handley, of 1257, Claude St, Verdun, Quebec.
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 42nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-11