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Private Ernest Lambert

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Lambert, Ernest
Date of birth: 1885-04-20
Place of birth: Fermington Devonshire England
Next of kin: Mrs. Benalleck, sister,of (?) House, Brixham, Devonshire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Wheelwright
Occupation (normalized): Cartwright
Address: Lytton, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 7. B. 7

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 687578
Highest Rank: Private (54th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1916-01-27 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Battle of Vimy Ridge. Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 2954743
LAC ID: 513866
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5337-S033
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 [Private Army Canadian Infantry 172nd Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2007-02-22
Last modified: 2020-06-22