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Sapper Ernest Howard Chatwin

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1881-06-04
Place of birth: Warwickshire England
Next of kin: Eveline Winifred Chatwin (wife), New Liskeard, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Address: New Liskeard, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1959-07-07

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 648157
Highest Rank: Sapper
Rank detail
  1. Sapper (Army). 1917-02-11 ?
  2. Corporal (Army). 1917-01-30 to 1917-02-10
  3. Corporal (Army). 1916-11-11 to 1917-01-29
  4. Private (Army). 1916-03-08 to 1916-11-10
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Good Conduct Badge
Date of award: 1918-03-08

British War Medal

Victory Medal

War Service Badge Class A

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 97997
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1658-S031
Uploader's Notes:

Active Militia Unit: 97th Regiment

Previous Military Service: 8th Bn. Royal War. Regt. (8 years, 6 months)

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 159th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 159th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Railway Troops 5th Railway Battalion reverts to ranks at own request Victory Medal Good Conduct Badge War Service Badge Class A British War Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-09-21
Last modified: 2021-02-04