Private Samuel George Tarrant
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Tarrant,
Samuel George
Date of birth: 1875-01-07
Place of birth: Portsmouth Hampshire England
Next of kin: Helen Tarrant, wife. 3 Royal Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Fitter
Occupation (normalized): Machinery Fitter or Machine Assembler, Type of Machine Unknown
Address:
3 Royal Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-07-25
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 405440
Highest Rank:
Private
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-03-09 to 1916-07-25
- Private (Army). 1916-02-26 to 1916-03-08
- Corporal (Army). 1915-08-14 to 1916-02-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Shell shock June 13, 1916 at Sanctuary Wood, Reported missing after a mine explosion July 25, 1916
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1596516
LAC ID:
266643
Service file: B9504-S054
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Alfred Tarrant and Elizabeth Tarrant (nee Light); husband of Helen Elizabeth Tarrant (nee Holmes) married June 27, 1912
A photo and article about Mr. Tarrant appeared in the Toronto Star on 15 July 1916. It was reported at that time that he was wounded and suffering from shell shock. He was described as a veteran of the Boer (South African) War. Tarrant had been in Canada for three years prior to enlisting in 1915. He had worked with the C.P.R. His wife and daughter had recently returned to England.
Uploader's Research notes: 35th Battalion Nominal Roll [Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 35th Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 35th Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion A Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-06-13