Private Wilfred McGowan
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1897-06-26
Place of birth: Newcastle New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Charles McGowan, father, Newcastle, NB
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Newcastle, NB
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 7.B.24
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 793239
Highest Rank:
Private
(87th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack south east of Souchez
Commemoration location: Newcastle, NB
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 2954801
LAC ID:
155535
Service file: B6852-S016
Uploader's Notes: Bn war diary notes 110 other ranks killed during the battle for Vimy Ridge
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 87th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2008-04-12
Last modified: 2014-03-23