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Private John Hay

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Hay, John
Date of birth: 1880-11-06
Place of birth: Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland
Next of kin: Helen Hay, wife. 5 Adelaide Place, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Riveter
Occupation (normalized): Hand Riveter
Address: 5 Adelaide Place, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1916-09-24
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Adanac Military Cemetery, I. B. 28.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 172192
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-29 to 1916-09-24
  2. Sergeant (Army). 1916-06-26 to 1916-06-28
  3. Corporal (Army). 1915-09-13 to 1916-06-26
  4. Private (Army). 1915-09-07 to 1915-09-13
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Courcelette
Commemoration location: Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, and Massey Harris Company Memorial Plaque, Toronto, Ontario

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 183379
LAC ID: 450558
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4177-S004
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Robert Hay and Mary Hay (nee Gerard); husband of Ellen Hay (nee Mitchell)

Prior service with the QOR

Uploader's Research notes: 83rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 83rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion C Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-02-16