Private Earl Alexander Rost
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Rost,
Earl Alexander
Date of birth: 1895-09-02
Place of birth: Mahone Bay Nova Scoatia Canada
Next of kin: Haliburton Rost, father, Mahone Bay
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Religion: Lutheran
Date of death:
1917-08-16
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Loos British Cemetery, Lens Canadian Cem. No. 2. Mem. 17.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 733687
Highest Rank:
Private
(25th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1916-01-07 ?
- Private, 25th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Hill 70 (Ypres Salient)
Commemoration location: Mahone Bay, NS
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 562698
LAC ID:
612508
Service file: B8491-S041
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Haliburton and Selestes E. Rost, of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.
His brother Emery died while training in Canada in Dec 1917.
Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 112th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: Battalion casualties for 16 Aug 1917 was 3 officers and 100 ORs. Earle was likely amongst the 100 ORs. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 112th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 25th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2009-01-02
Last modified: 2013-07-20