Private Avard Reginald Mader
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Regimental Number: |
3181461 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
Royal Canadian Regiment | Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Newburn, Nova Scotia | Country: |
Canada |
Next of Kin: |
Mrs Lydia Mader, Newburn, NS | Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
May 16, 1894 | Trade or Calling: |
cook |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
Yes |
Place of Enlistment: |
Halifax, Nova Scotia | Date of Enlistment: |
April 6, 1918 |
Age at enlistment: |
23 | Height: |
5 Feet 4 Inches |
Chest: |
35 Inches | Expansion: |
3 Inches |
Religion: |
Church of England | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Conscripted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Died in War, unknown cause | Battle Died/Wounded: |
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Date of Death: |
October 22, 1918 | Age at Death: |
24 |
Buried at: |
Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery, France | Plot: |
2 E 9 |
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 5836 - 12 |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Research Notes |
| TheRCR were not in battle for most of Oct 1918, so it seems that Avard may have died of wounds he received prior to 1 Oct 1918 or he may have died due to the Spanish Flu. THe RCR suffered 185 ORs wounded during the month of Sep 1918. |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Private | Canadian Infantry | Royal Canadian Regiment |


