CEF Soldier Detail

Private Fred Clarence Stewart
Died: April 9, 1917

Regimental Number:
178240
Survived War:
 No
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 87th Battalion
Company:
Place of Birth:
Hemmingford, Quebec
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
John White Stewart, Father, Hemmingford, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Hemmingford, Quebec
Date of Birth:
September 22, 1884
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Place of Enlistment:
 St. John's, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
February 23, 1916
Age at enlistment:
31
Height:
 5 Feet 8 Inches
Chest:
 38 Inches
Expansion:
 4 1/2 Inches
Religion:
 Methodist
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Battle Died/Wounded:
Vimy Ridge
Date of Death:
April 9, 1917
Age at Death:
32
Buried at:
 Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville St. Vaast, France
Plot:
 1.B.26
Commemorated:
 Huntingdon, Quebec
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9309-8
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Private Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion
Private Stewart was the son of J. Whiteside Stewart, of Covey Hill, Quebec. He enlisted in the Canadian Grenadier Guards and was killed in the first day of the battle of Vimy Ridge.