Lieutenant William McGregor Blott
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Blott,
William McGregor
Date of birth: 1893-08-10
Place of birth: Dunnville Ontario Canada
Name of next of kin: Thomas Blott
Relationship of next of kin: Father
Address of next of kin: Dunnville, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bank Clerk
Height: 69 inches
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-05-13
Cause of death:
Died as a prisoner of war
Buried:
Niederzwehren Cemetery, III. H. 1
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 475450
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(Royal Canadian Regiment)
Rank detail
- Lieutenant, Royal Canadian Regiment (Army).
- Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed:
Treated in hospital for a broken nose after being hit in the face with a ball [1916-03-02]
Treated for bullet wounds to hands, knee (above, front), and right thigh. Bullet not removed [1916-06-17]
Reported from base missing after action [1917-04-09]
Previously reported missing, now reported killed in action [1917-04-30]
Previously reported killed in action, now updated to have died of wounds whilst POW at Fortress Hospital Mainz on [1917-05-13]
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 902952
LAC ID:
49385
Service file: B0828-S008
Uploader's Notes: Original overseas unit 4th University Company (#475450). Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field April 25, 1916. Wounded June 4, 1916. Struck off strength June 17, 1916. Invalided owing to sickness or wounds. Subsequently to Royal Canadian Regiment as Lieutenant on December 12, 1915. He went missing in action on April 9, 1917 and taken prisoner of war. He died from his wounds on May 13, 1917. Son of Tom and Annie Blott.
Uploader's Research notes:
Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial
[Private Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry Royal Canadian Regiment B Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2006-07-14
Last modified: 2024-04-15