Private George Gordon Laing
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Laing,
George Gordon
Date of birth: 1896-07-15
Place of birth: Stratford Ontario Canada
Next of kin: James Laing, father. 918 Queens Avenue, London, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-10-26
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 727162
Highest Rank:
Private
(58th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-09-13 to 1917-10-26
- Warrant Officer II (Army). 1917-01-01 to 1917-09-13
- Warrant Officer II (Army). 1916-01-10 to 1917-01-01
- Sergeant (Army). 1916-12-20 to 1916-01-10
- Corporal (Army). 1918-12-12 to 1915-12-20
- Private (Army). 1915-12-07 to 1915-12-12
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele
Commemoration location: Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1593669
LAC ID:
509171
Service file: B5313-S007
Uploader's Notes: Son of James Laing and Mary Elizabeth Laing (nee Bartleman) of Essex Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Uploader's Research notes: 110th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 110th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 110th Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 110th Battalion Company Quartermaster Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 110th Battalion Company Quartermaster Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-12-23