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Private William Mathew McGovern

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-11-26
Place of birth: Ottawa Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mary McGovern (mother,) 118 College Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Book Binder
Occupation (normalized): Bookbinder (Machine)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 226609
Highest Rank: Private (18th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1915-10-19 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He was killed by enemy machine gun fire during the attack and capture of Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 155379
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6849-S019
Uploader's Notes: Panel 6. 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 [Private Army Canadian Infantry Depot Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ee ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2021-02-10