Private William George Sandercock
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Sandercock,
William George
Date of birth: 1897-09-02
Place of birth: St Mary’s Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mr Samuel Sandercock, St Mary’s, Perth County, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Machinist
Occupation (normalized): Metalworking Machine Setter-Operator, General
Address:
58 Augusta Street, Hamilton, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-08-23
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 690752
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-04-10 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Vimy Memorial, France
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1575439
LAC ID:
212605
Service file: B8630-S022
Uploader's Notes: Son of J. Samuel and Anne Theresa (née Jackson) Sandercock of St. Mary's, Ontario was born on 2 September 1897 in Lucan, Ontario. Bill joined the service with his father Samuel and his brother Cecil. Samuel was the only one to come home. Pte James Cecil Sandercock (727784) was killed on 28 August 1918. Bill is survived by 4 brothers, Charles Wilbert, Frank Rayfield, Harry and Percy John and one sister, Myrtle Louisa.
Uploader's Research notes:
Source: The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1914 - 1919 (1926, Captain S.G.Bennett)http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/u?/cmh,39960
http://www.4cmr.com/index.htm War Diaries
http://www.cefresearch.com/matrix/index.html Nominal Rolls
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 173rd (Canadian Highlanders) Battalion, C.E.F. Private Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-11-30