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Private Horace Ernest Whiffin

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1896-02-27
Place of birth: Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Lucy Whiffin, Mother, 320 Second St., Medicine Hat, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Law Student
Address: 320 Second St., Medicine Hat, Alberta
Religion: Church of England
Cause of death: Likely survived

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 696101
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail

Private (Army).

Survived war: yes

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 309046
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10273-S042
Uploader's Notes:

Previous service - one year with the 21st Hussars.

His letter home to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Whiffin, appeared in the Crag & Canyon (Banff, Alberta) on 15 September 1917. His parents, residents of Medicine Hat, had been spending the summer at Banff.

Original letter.

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2010-04-28
Last modified: 2010-04-28