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Private Winfield Arthur Farris

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-11-15
Place of birth: Hantsport Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: James Farris (Father), Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Religion: Baptist
Date of death: 1917-10-30
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 26 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 283040
Highest Rank: Private (85th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1916-01-03 to 1916-12-28
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele
Commemoration location: Wolfville Nova Scotia war memorial and Willowbank Cemetery family plot

Images

Wolfville Nova Scotia war memorial
Wolfville Nova Scotia war memorial

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1592091
LAC ID: 385251
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4
Service file: B3007-S016
Uploader's Notes:

Son of James and Rebecca Farris, of Wolfville, King's Co., Nova Scotia.

Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 219th Battalion

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 219th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-15