Private Joseph Tilton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1873-12-23
Place of birth: Tillsonburg Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Samuel Tilton, father. 1783 Westminster Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
Dawson, Yukon
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-10-30
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 10
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 1015655
Highest Rank:
Private
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
- Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1596635
LAC ID:
269422
Service file: B9697-S026
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Samuel Tilton and Caroline Tilton.
Original overseas unit 231st Battalion. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field July 24, 1917.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 231st Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Yukon Infantry Company Private Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-06-03