Private John Clarke McIntosh
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McIntosh,
John Clarke
Date of birth: 1898-11-10
Place of birth: Pleasant Bay Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: James R. McIntosh, Father, Pleasant Bay, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Fisherman
Occupation (normalized): Deep-Sea Fisherman
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-05-21
Cause of death:
Died of illness
Buried:
Bramshott (St. Mary) Churchyard, I. F. 14.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 878016
Highest Rank:
Private
(185th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 185th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 360091
LAC ID:
155242
Service file: B6897-S037
Uploader's Notes:
Son of James R. and Abigail (Abbie) C. McIntosh, of Pleasant Bay, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia.
Gave DOB on attestation papers as Nov 10, 1898. DOB on 1911 census (Inverness county, Nova Scotia) is Nov, 1900.
He died in hospital on May 5, 1917, at age 16, while in training in England. He is buried in Bramshott (St. Mary's) Cemetery. One source states "... although but a lad of sixteen, being large and mature for his years, managed to enlist."
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 185th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-08-25