Sergeant George Falconer Blaik
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Blaik,
George Falconer
Date of birth: 1879-08-14
Place of birth: Huntingdon Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Tessie Blaik; wife; 749 Braumer St., Medicine Hat, Alberta
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Rancher
Address:
749 Braumer St., Medicine Hat, Alberta
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 736108
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(16th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Sergeant, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Huntingdon, Quebec
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1565340
LAC ID:
47086
Service file: B0790-S058
Uploader's Notes:
George Falconer was a rancher, living in Medicine Hat, Alberta when the war started. He enlisted and likely served for over a year in France and Belgium before being killed at Vimy Ridge. In all likelihood he was killed by a high-explosive shell, and his body was never recovered. The men that fought in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces during World War 1 and that have no know grave have their name inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. His widow, Tessie, subsequently remarried to a Calgary man named McLellan.
Prior service - 5th Royal Scots, Montreal 1898 - 1899
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 113th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 17th Reserve Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-12-23