Major Albert Edward Kimmins
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Regimental Number: |
NA | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
1st Battalion | Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Sittingbourne Kent | Country: |
England |
Next of Kin: |
Winona, Ont. (Helena Kimmins, wife) | Address at Enlistment: |
Winona, Ont. |
Date of Birth: |
December 30, 1871 | Trade or Calling: |
General Manager, E. D. Smith, Winona, Ontario |
Marital Status: |
Married | Prior Military Experience: |
Yes |
Place of Enlistment: |
Date of Enlistment: |
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Age at enlistment: |
Height: |
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Chest: |
Expansion: |
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Religion: |
Unknown | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Killed in Action | Battle Died/Wounded: |
2nd battle of Ypres |
Date of Death: |
April 24, 1915 | Age at Death: |
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Buried at: |
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium | Plot: |
Panel 10 - 26 - 28 |
Commemorated: |
Stoney Creek (Saltfleet) Ontario War Memorial | ||
Prisoner of war: |
No | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box r5153 - 53 |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Major | Canadian Infantry | 1st Battalion |
Major A. E. Kimmins indicated on his military attestation that he had 14 years prior military experience with the Wentworth 77th Regiment. The 77th men were transferred to the 1st Battalion C.E.F. while they were at training in Valcartier, Quebec. Major Kimmins was killed in action at the 2nd battle of Ypres. He left behind a wife and two children. |
| Type | Date | Description |
| Letter | 8/23/1914 | Four Letters from Valcartier Camp, 1914 |
| Letter | 10/23/1914 | 1st Battalion Training at Salisbury Plain |