Private Richard Back
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Regimental Number: |
132874 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
42nd Battalion | Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Hogansburg, NY | Country: |
U.S.A. |
Next of Kin: |
Margaret Back, mother, 193A 7th Ave. Lachine, Quebec | Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
February 8, 1896 | Trade or Calling: |
Iron Worker |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
Yes |
Place of Enlistment: |
Montreal, Quebec | Date of Enlistment: |
September 20, 1915 |
Age at enlistment: |
19 | Height: |
5 Feet 5 Inches |
Chest: |
37 Inches | Expansion: |
4 Inches |
Religion: |
Roman Catholic | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Died of Wounds | Battle Died/Wounded: |
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Date of Death: |
April 27, 1917 | Age at Death: |
21 |
Buried at: |
Ecoivres Military Cemetery France | Plot: |
VI. G. 12. |
Commemorated: |
Huntingdon, Quebec (as James Back) | ||
Prisoner of war: |
No | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Native American |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 328-77 |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Research Notes |
| This is likely the "James Back " listed on the Huntingdon, Quebec Memorial. Occupation is hard to read on attestation papers. "Worker" is clear, word before is not. May be "Iron" |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Private | Canadian Infantry | 42nd Battalion | |
| Private | Canadian Infantry | 73rd Battalion | "C" Company, No 12 Platoon |
| Military Experience at the Carlisle Indian School |