Private George Wheeler Buchanan
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Buchanan,
George Wheeler
Date of birth: 1893-04-07
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: William Buchanan, father. 85 Claremont Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Zivy Crater, Thelus, 3
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 171047
Highest Rank:
Private
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-02 to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He was instantly killed by enemy shell fire, during the advance and capture of Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
73181
Service file: B1229-S023
Uploader's Notes: Son of William Buchanan and Margaret Buchanan (nee Evans); of 85 Claremont Street, Toronto, Ontario; older brother of William James Buchanan (Service No. 452058)
Uploader's Research notes:
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
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Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2021-08-31