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Lieutenant Francis McNider Shirriff

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1894-02-23
Place of birth: Brandon Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: David Shirriff (father,) 1526, McTavish Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farming
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Brandon, Manitoba
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Thelus Military Cemetery, II. E. 16.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant (25th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant, 25th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Lieutenant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at VIMY RIDGE
Awards

Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List
Date of award: 1917-06-01
Source: London Gazette 30107

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 296919
LAC ID: 227261
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B8874-S050
Uploader's Notes:

Son of David and Christina Shirriff, of 1526, McTavish Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba.

Previous service: 99th M. R. (Mounted Rifles)

Uploader's Research notes:

Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" database

Manitoba's Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records lists his middle name as McIvor. A copy of his birth registration would have to be consulted to determine if this database entry is accurate.

Several memorials give his middle name as McKider rather than McNider. However, his Officers' Declaration (unsigned) and Circumstances of Casualty form both use McNider.

[Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 79th Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 25th Battalion Mentioned in Despatches & 'A' List ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-08-23