Sapper William Goodfellow Russell
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Russell,
William Goodfellow
Date of birth: 1898-04-12
Place of birth: Douglastown New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Mina Russell, mother, Nordin, NB
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster and Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General, Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
Nordin, New Brunswick
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-11-13
Cause of death:
Died of illness
Buried:
Les Baraques Military Cemetery, VI. F. 8A.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 2005618
Highest Rank:
Sapper
Rank detail
Sapper (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 86352
LAC ID:
607307
Service file: B8563-S033
Uploader's Notes:
Son of George and Mina Russell, of Nordin, New Brunswick.
Died of the Spanish Flu in a hospital located in the Pas du Calais region of France. The unit war diary of 6 Nov 18 notes that the unit has 32 cases of influenza and had evacuated 20 men to hospital.
Uploader's Research notes: [Sapper Army Canadian Engineers No. 3 Tunnelling Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-12-14