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Private Orpheus Sawler

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Sawler, Orpheus
Date of birth: 1894-12-17
Place of birth: Gold River Lunenburg County Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Mrs Sadie Sawler (Wife), Gold River, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Fisherman
Occupation (normalized): Deep-Sea Fisherman
Address: Gold River, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-10-30
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 26 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 283204
Highest Rank: Private (85th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-06-07 ?
  2. Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-03-28 to 1917-06-07
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1595832
LAC ID: 215477
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8676-S016
Uploader's Notes: Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 219th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2008-09-06