Lance Corporal Halton Truman Dorey
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Regimental Number: |
470125 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
25th Battalion | Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Newburn, Nova Scotia | Country: |
Canada |
Next of Kin: |
Truman Dorey, father, Newburn, NS | Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
March 2, 1897 | Trade or Calling: |
labourer |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
No |
Place of Enlistment: |
Sussex, New Brunswick | Date of Enlistment: |
September 13, 1915 |
Age at enlistment: |
18 | Height: |
5 Feet 11 Inches |
Chest: |
36 Inches | Expansion: |
3 Inches |
Religion: |
Roman Catholic | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Died of Wounds | Battle Died/Wounded: |
defence of Arras |
Date of Death: |
June 12, 1918 | Age at Death: |
21 |
Buried at: |
Wailly Orchard Cemetery, France | Plot: |
2 H 17 |
Commemorated: |
Mahone Bay, NS | ||
Prisoner of war: |
Not Specified | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Not Specified |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2604 - 57 |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Research Notes |
| the battalion diary does not report any casualties for 12 June 1918, it appears that Halton was wounded on , or before, 9 June 1918 while on a reconnaisance or bombing patrol |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Lance Corporal | Canadian Infantry | 25th Battalion |
| Son of H. Trueman Dorey and Bessie Dorey, of Newburne, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. |