Private Herbert James McCormack
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McCormack,
Herbert James
Date of birth: 1893-09-29
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Mary McCormack, Wife, 2821 Hutchinson St., Montreal, Quebec
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, VIII. A. 5.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 418097
Highest Rank:
Private
(42nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 42nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack west of Vimy
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 80715
LAC ID:
138957
Service file: B6652-S029
Uploader's Notes:
Son of John and Lucy Ann Mabson McCormack; husband of Mary McCormack, of 2821, Hutchison St., Montreal, Canada.
DOB on attestation: 29 August 1893
From family:
Place of birth: London, England Date of birth: Sept 29,1893 Next of Kin: Mary (West - Field) McCormack (wife) & Kathlyn (daughter) & 4 step children from wife's first marriage Marital Status: Married Trade: Laborer Place of Enlistment: Montreal, Quebec Date: Feb 22,1915 Address at Enlistment: 2821 Hutchison,Mtrl,Que Age at Enlistment: 21 1/2 years Height: 5' 7 1/2" Weight: 130lbs Chest: 37in. Religion: Anglican (Church of England) Ethnic Origin: English He was first wounded in the shoulder,from which he recovered.He then returned to the front on April 7,1917 only to die at Vimy Ridge two days later.
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: 2014-03-22