Lance Corporal William Russell
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1880-04-01
Place of birth: Govan Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs Marion Russell (wife,) 1140 19th Ave.E, Vancouver, B.C.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Salesman
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 129734
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(72nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Lance Corporal, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack South East of Souchez
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1573813
LAC ID:
606826
Service file: B8562-S043
Uploader's Notes:
Son of the late William Russell, of Ettrick Bridge, Selkirk, Scotland; husband of Marion F. S. Russell, of 1129, 15th Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Uploader's Research notes:
72nd Battalion Nominal Roll
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
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-07