CEF Soldier Detail

Private Avard Reginald Mader
Died: October 22, 1918

Regimental Number:
3181461
Survived War:
 No
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 Royal Canadian Regiment
Company:
Place of Birth:
Newburn, Nova Scotia
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
Mrs Lydia Mader, Newburn, NS
Address at Enlistment:
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:
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:
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