Private William Harold Burleigh
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Burleigh,
William Harold
Date of birth: 1898-06-28
Place of birth: Palmerston Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Florence McDonald, mother. Rothsay, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Stenographer
Occupation (normalized): Stenographic Secretary
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-10-08
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Adanac Military Cemetery, V. C. 29.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 172103
Highest Rank:
Private
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-08-28 to 1916-10-08
- Private (Army). 1916-07-07 to 1916-08-27
- Private (Army). 1915-08-21 to 1916-07-06
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded September 18, 1916 at Courcelette, KIA at Courcelette
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 182968
LAC ID:
76610
Service file: B1289-S049
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Willis C. Burleigh and Florence Ann 'Flossie' Burleigh (nee Nowry, later McDonald)
Date of Birth declared on Attestation papers was June 23, 1897 but birth record confirms the correct Date of Birth was June 28, 1898
Uploader's Research notes: 83rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-03-13