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Sapper John Grundy Layland

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1873-10-03
Place of birth: Pemberton Lancashire England
Next of kin: Sara Layland, mother. 29 Clapp Gate Lane, Goose Green, Pemberton, Lancashire, England
Marital status: widow(er)
Occupation (attested): Miner
Address: Minto, New Brunswick
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-06-18
Cause of death: Died of illness
Buried: Sydney Mines (Trinity) Cemetery, L. 40. R. I. G. 40.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 501303
Highest Rank: Sapper
Rank detail
  1. Sapper (Army). 1916-08-18 to 1917-06-18
  2. Sapper (Army). 1915-11-29 to 1916-08-18
Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 2754903
LAC ID: 521994
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5477-S022
Uploader's Notes:

Son of James Layland and Sarah Layland (nee Grundy) of 29 Clapp Gate Lane, Goose Green, Wigan, England; husband of Ann Layland (nee Rigby) married February 10, 1894

Died of tuberculosis and pneumonia

Uploader's Research notes: [Sapper Army Canadian Engineers No. 1 Tunnelling Company Sapper Army Canadian Engineers Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-04-30
Last modified: 2020-12-12