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Sapper Jackson Diggles

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1887-05-22
Place of birth: Manchester England
Next of kin: Mrs. Etty Catherine Diggles (wife), North Bay, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Bricklayer
Occupation (normalized): Bricklayer (Construction)
Address: North Bay, Ontario
Religion: Church of England

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 648246
Highest Rank: Sapper
Rank detail
  1. Sapper (Army). 1917-09-25 to 1917-12-06
  2. Sapper (Army). 1917-02-09 to 1917-09-24
  3. Private (Army). 1917-01-30 to 1917-02-08
  4. Private (Army). 1916-02-03 to 1917-01-29
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

British War Medal

Victory Medal

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 355175
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2517-S001
Uploader's Notes: Active Militia Unit: 97th Regiment
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 159th Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Railway Troops 4th Railway Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Railway Troops Canadian Railway Troops Depot Transferred to England September 21, 1917 with a view to obtaining leave to Canada (compassionate grounds) British War Medal Victory Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-10-29
Last modified: 2021-02-28