Private Edward Ashcroft
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1893-05-17
Place of birth: Loftycall
Next of kin: Mrs. Georgina Ashcroft, 121 Brittain Street, St. John, New Brunswick
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Laborer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, V. D. 25.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 120950
Highest Rank:
Private
(60th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1915-09-03 ?
- Private, 60th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge, La Floie Farm
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 64746
LAC ID:
14958
Service file: B0263-S010
Uploader's Notes: Alternate spelling of his given name on Burial Registration - Edouard. Religion on Attestation papers is Canadian Francais.
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 [Private Army Canadian Infantry 69th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 60th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-05-22