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Corporal Henry Gregson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Gregson, Henry
Date of birth: 1889-08-28
Place of birth: Lytham Lancashire England
Next of kin: Henry Gregson, Father, St Annes on Sea, Lancashire, England.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Telephone Linesman
Occupation (normalized): Telephone and Telegraph Lineman
Religion: Church of England
Cause of death: Not specified

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 79835
Highest Rank: Corporal (31st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Corporal, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded in the attack on Passchendaele November 1917.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 433332
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3813-S005
Uploader's Notes: This man had previously served in the Royal Navy on HMS Bulwark.
Uploader's Research notes:

Info from attestation papers and the war diary. There is no trace on the CWGC site.

[Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion B ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-01-03
Last modified: 2009-08-27