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Private Willard Mahon Spencer

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1890-02-28
Place of birth: Great Village Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Anna Spencer, mother. 11 Yuen Ming, Yuen Road, Shanghai, China
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Brakeman
Occupation (normalized): Railway Brakeman (Freight Train)
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1916-11-06
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, VIII. D. 167.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 427997
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-17 to 1916-11-06
  2. Private, 46th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-09-16 to 1916-06-16
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Shell shock September 6, 1916 at Mouquet Farm, Wounded October 8, 1916 at Courcelette
Commemoration location: St. James Presbyterian United Church Cenotaph, Great Village, Nova Scotia

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 168194
LAC ID: 244132
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B9193-S014
Uploader's Notes: Son of Captain James Spencer and Anna Melinda 'Annie' Spencer (nee Mahon)
Uploader's Research notes:

46th Battalion Nominal Roll

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 46th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-03-02