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Private Wallace Irvine Travis

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1891-08-07
Place of birth: Whitneyville New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Mrs Anne Traverse, Newcastle
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Address: Newcastle , NB
Religion: Other - See Notes
Date of death: 1917-08-15
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 793056
Highest Rank: Private (87th Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: in trenchs south of Lens

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1576713
LAC ID: 279478
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B9765-S022
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Travis, of 35, Kent St., Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Bn casualties for 14-17 Aug 17 were 8 Officers and 244 other ranks

Uploader's Research notes:

The name given upon enlisting is "Traverse"...not Travis

Religion : Salvation Army

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20