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Private Cecil Richards

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Richards, Cecil
Date of birth: 1895-10-22
Place of birth: Pugwash Cumberland County Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: James Richards, Pugwash, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): crane driver
Occupation (normalized): Crane Driver (Bridge- or Gantry Crane, Jib-Crane, Tower-Crane or Mobile Crane).
Religion: Baptist
Date of death: 1915-04-24
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 47047
Highest Rank: Private (13th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 13th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Ypres

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1595548
LAC ID: 601063
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8227-S069
Uploader's Notes: Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 17th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 17th Battalion No.3 Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 13th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-07-15