Cpl.
Joseph Sharp McVittie
Military Details
Service Number: 54104
Regiment & Unit / Ship
18th Canadian Infantry (Cent. Ontario Regt)
Enlisted
1 December 1914
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
1 December 1914
Place of Enlistment
London Ontario
Rank at Enlistment
Pvt.
Battalion at Enlistment
18th Bn.
Service Number at Enlistment
54104
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1 February 1893
Place of Birth
Cleator
Religion
C of E
Address
35 Main Street , Cleator
Residence (Census)
35 Main Street , Cleator
Residence (Roll of Honour)
35 Main Street , Cleator
Parents
Jospeh Sharp and Mary Elizabeth McVittie
Siblings
Ann Hill , Elizabeth , Mary Ellen, Belle , Gordon , Margaret William
Education and Occupation
School
Cleator County
Occupation
Auto Mechanic
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
13th March 1916
Age at Death
23
Place of Death
Ypres
Theater of Action
Flanders
Regiment at Death
Canadian Infantry (Cent. Ontario Regt)
Battalion/Vessel at Death
18th
Rank at Death
Cpl.
Buried or Commemorated at
RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Grave Position: II. N. 2.
Private Memorial: Men Of Cleator And Trumpet Terrace (WMR 3946)
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