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Fred Lacey

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
850871
Unit at enlistment: 
176th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
August 28th, 1918
Cemetery: 
Vimy Memorial - Pas de Calais, France
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Nottinghamshire
Birth city: 
Nottingham
Address at enlistment: 
36 Page Street, St. Catherines, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
36 Page Street, St. Catherines, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Machinist
Religious denominations: 
Methodist
Marital status: 
Married
Age at enlistment: 
34

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action. During the advance on the enemy’s position in Oliver Trench near the Sensee River on the afternoon of August 28th, 1918 he was killed when a heavy barrage was placed on the advancing troops.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Attack from West of Vis-en-Artois to South of Haucourt.

 

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