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Private Herbert Fenby

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Fenby, Herbert
Date of birth: 1881-06-26
Place of birth: Yorkshire England
Next of kin: Fay Fenby, wife. Nevis, Alberta
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Cook
Occupation (normalized): Cook, Except Private Service
Address: Nevis, Alberta
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-11-06
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 28 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 231037
Highest Rank: Private (31st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 202nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-02-19 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele
Commemoration location: Stettler, Alberta Legion and cenotaph

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1592104
LAC ID: 381690
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3031-S028
Uploader's Notes:

Prior military - 2 years Yorkshire Yeomanry - South Africa

Red Deer News, 28 November 1917, pg. 1:

ROLL OF HONOUR

A message came through yesterday that Pte. Fenby had been killed in action at the front. Pte. Fenby joined with an Edmonton battalion last year, and his wife and children moved to Red Deer, where they now reside opposite the Fire Hall.

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 202nd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion B Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-13