Private Herbert Marrison
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1896-06-11
Place of birth: Oldham Lancashire England
Next of kin: Father: William Marrison, Columbia Gardens, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Columbia Gardens, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, C. 1.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 703816
Highest Rank:
Private
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-06 to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack North West of Vimy
Commemoration location: Nelson, BC Cenotaph
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 618559
LAC ID:
196435
Service file: B5939-S009
Uploader's Research notes:
Brother of Pte. Fred Marrison , also killed in WWI. 102nd Battalion Nominal Roll
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" database
For Apr 11th, 1917, the War Diary for the 102nd Battalion notes:
MAJOR R.G.H. BRYDON'S body was found; he had evidently been shot dead in the first charge. Side by side with him was found lying the body of his company Runner, 703816 PTE. MARRISON, H.
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 102nd Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-08