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Corporal Joseph John James Bourton

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1878-04-16
Place of birth: Drayton Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Nellie Bourton, wife. Thornloe, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Cook
Occupation (normalized): Cook, Except Private Service
Address: Thornloe, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1955-07-27

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 649264
Highest Rank: Corporal
Rank detail
  1. Corporal (Army). 1919-01-06 ?
  2. Lance Corporal (Army). 1918-08-03 to 1919-01-05
  3. Sapper (Army). 1917-02-11 to 1918-08-02
  4. Private (Army). 1917-01-30 to 1917-02-10
  5. Private (Army). 1916-04-26 to 1917-01-29
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Good Conduct Badge
Date of award: 1918-04-26

British War Medal

Victory Medal

War Service Badge Class A

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 56461
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0938-S008
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 159th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Railway Troops 5th Railway Battalion Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Railway Troops 5th Railway Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Railway Troops 5th Railway Battalion British War Medal War Service Badge Class A Good Conduct Badge Victory Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-09-11
Last modified: 2022-03-26