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Sapper Arthur Archie Bigras

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1888-02-06
Place of birth: Cleveland Ohio U.S.A.
Next of kin: Mrs. Minnie Bigras (Wife), 759 1/2 Lees Ave., Ottawa East, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Driver
Occupation (normalized): Motor Vehicle Driver, Specialisation Unknown
Address: Not Specified
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1917-07-29
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Coxyde Military Cemetery, I. L. 37.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 410025
Highest Rank: Sapper
Rank detail

Sapper (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 89317
LAC ID: 43381
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0726-S030
Uploader's Notes: War Diary of July 28, 1917 states that he was fatally wounded when his Company was shelled with gas shells and HE around 3 AM.
Uploader's Research notes: 2nd Battalion Canadian Railway Troops War Diary July 28, 1917 [Sapper Army Canadian Railway Troops 2nd Railway Battalion C Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2007-02-25