Private William Arthur Murray Elderkin
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Elderkin,
William Arthur Murray
Date of birth: 1889-07-09
Place of birth: Wolfville Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: J. Alfred Elderkin, father. Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Banker
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1916-06-02
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, XI. D. 25.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 475834
Highest Rank:
Private
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Mount Sorrel
Commemoration location: Wolfville Nova Scotia war memorial and family stone in Willowbank cemetery
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 98835
LAC ID:
375321
Service file: B2857-S062
Uploader's Notes:
Son of J. Alfred Elderkin and Isabella Elderkin of Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Enlisted in the 3rd Unversity Company, McGill Service Number McG1072. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field February 17, 1916.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-19