Private John Watson Learie
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Learie,
John Watson
Date of birth: 1884-11-01
Place of birth: Scotland
Next of kin: James Leary. 106 McLean Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Mesurer de Bois
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Zivy Crater, Thelus, Panel 5. Col.2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 749318
Highest Rank:
Private
(24th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 24th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-04-05 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed during an attack on Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
522644
Service file: B5489-S027
Uploader's Notes: Newspaper clipping on CVWM gives his occupation as lumber inspector at Montreal.
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
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2016-01-16