Private William James Coutts
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Coutts,
William James
Date of birth: 1882-07-15
Place of birth: Wingham Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Rose Ann Coutts, Wingham, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Police (Secret Service)
Occupation (normalized): Policeman and other Maintainers of Law and Order (except Military)
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1920-06-08
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
London (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Mil. plot. R.4. G.52.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 15467
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private, 6th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-24 to 1915-01-22
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 2756119
LAC ID:
121078
Service file: B2059-S055
Uploader's Notes: Son of Rose Ann Coutts, of Wingham, Ont.; husband of the late Gertrude Coutts.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 6th Battalion (Fort Garry Horse) Base Company A member of the First Canadian Contingent which sailed from Canada as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade on the 3rd of October onboard the S.S. Lapland arriving at Plymouth on the 14th of October. Training continued at West Down South Camp Salisbury Plain until the 15th of December when the Battalion left the Brigade in order to convert back to the cavalry role as the Depot for the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. The Battalion Disbanding on the 22nd of January 1915 excess personel being transfered to the 8th and 10th Battalions. Private Army Canadian Machine Gun Corps ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-30
Last modified: 2013-07-20