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Corporal Walter Charles Colyer

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1880-07-06
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Olive Daisy Colyer (wife), North Bay, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Address: North Bay, Ontario
Religion: Church of England

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 648175
Highest Rank: Corporal
Rank detail
  1. Corporal (Army). 1917-11-16 ?
  2. Corporal (Army). 1917-10-02 to 1917-11-15
  3. Sapper (Army). 1917-02-08 to 1917-10-01
  4. Private (Army). 1917-01-30 to 1917-02-07
  5. Private (Army). 1916-12-16 to 1917-01-29
  6. Corporal (Army). 1916-11-11 to 1916-12-15
  7. Private (Army). 1916-02-11 to 1916-11-10
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Wound Stripe

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 111360
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4
Service file: B1888-S025
Uploader's Notes:

Active Militia Unit: 97th Regiment

Wounded November 9, 1917

Invalided to England November 12, 1917

Invalided to Canada September 24, 1918

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 159th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Railway Troops 4th Railway Battalion Acting Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 159th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 159th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Railway Troops 4th Railway Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Railway Troops Canadian Railway Troops Depot British War Medal Wound Stripe Victory Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-09-24
Last modified: 2021-02-09