Captain George Crowther Ryerson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Ryerson,
George Crowther
Date of birth: 1883-10-21
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Colonel George Sterling Ansel Ryerson, father. 66 College Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Insurance Broker
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1915-04-23
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Captain
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Captain, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-10-26 to 1915-04-23
- Captain, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-22 to 1914-10-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: St. Julien
Commemoration location: Toronto Board of Trade Memorial
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1595779
LAC ID:
608414
Service file: B8588-S029
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Colonel George Sterling Ansel Ryerson and Mary Amelia Ryerson (nee Crowther); older brother of Eric Egerton Ryerson, Arthur Connaught Ryerson and Nursing Sister Laura Mary Ryerson.
War Diary for 3rd Battalion, July 23 1915 at 4 am. states "At this hour when moving out of trenches Capt. G.S. Ryerson, was killed and No. 9946 Pte. C.F. Payne, was wounded, and died later in the day."
Prior service with the 10th Royal Grenadiers
Uploader's Research notes:
3rd Battalion Nominal Roll
[Captain Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion No. 7 Company Captain Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion D Company ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-10-01