Private George Evan Lenton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Lenton,
George Evan
Date of birth: 1885-10-20
Place of birth: Kettering Northamptonshire England
Next of kin: Bertha Annie Lenton (wife,) Brampton P.O., Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Florist
Address:
Brampton, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Zivy Crater, Thelus, Panel 5. Col. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 775517
Highest Rank:
Private
(21st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 21st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-12-13 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: While taking part in the attack on Vimy Ridge, he was instantly killed by enemy shell fire
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
526119
Service file: B5577-S010
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mrs. Annie Wilson, of Kettering, England; husband of Bertha Annie Lenton (nee Campkin), of Nelson St. East, Brampton, Ontario. Panel 5. Col.
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: 2014-08-05