Private Frederick Leo McAnally
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McAnally,
Frederick Leo
Date of birth: 1887-08-13
Place of birth: Barry Vermont U.S.A.
Next of kin: Mary McAnnally, Mother, 3655a Esplanade, Montreal, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Electrician
Occupation (normalized): Electrician, General
Address:
3655a Esplanade, Montreal, Quebec
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1918-06-27
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Halifax Memorial, Panel 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 526674
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
143833
Service file: B6569-S051
Uploader's Notes: Son of Frederick C. and Mary Kavanagh (formerly McAnally), of 612 Champagneur Avenue, Outremont, Montreal, Quebec.
The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive.
The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Army Medical Corps 5th Field Ambulance Private Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2013-07-20