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Private James McVittie

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: McVittie, James
Date of birth: 1883-08-27
Place of birth: Langholm Dumfrieshire Scotland
Next of kin: Miss May McVittie, 8 Buccleuch Terrace, Langholm, Dumfrieshire
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Surveyor
Occupation (normalized): Draughtsman, General
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1916-06-02
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 109525
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army). 1916-01-01 to 1916-06-02
  2. Trooper (Army). 1914-11-28 to 1916-01-01
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1594399
LAC ID: 135799
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7220-S009
Uploader's Notes: Brother of Miss May McVittie, of 8, Buccleuch Terrace, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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

[Trooper Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Private Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-06-20