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Private John Patrick McManus

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1892-09-25
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Patrick McManus (father,) 74 Niagara St., Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Soda Dispenser
Occupation (normalized): Other Service Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Address: 74 Niagara St., Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Zivy Crater, Thelus, Panel 6. Col. 3.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 348739
Highest Rank: Private (21st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 21st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1916-01-28 ?
  3. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Was killed by concussion of an exploding enemy shell, during the attack on Vimy Ridge.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 134239
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7103-S006
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

21st Battalion CEF Tribute page

[Not Specified Army Canadian Field Artillery Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Battery "C" Private Army Canadian Infantry 59th Battalion Attestation Paper is stamped "59th B'n, C.E.F."
Private Army Canadian Infantry 21st Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2014-08-13