We remember Milton Lewis Capling

We remember Milton Lewis Capling

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Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth Canada Source:5552835 Source:7055409 24th June 1894
1917
hospitalisation Suffered shrapnel wounds to head, left hip, knee, and left leg from an enemy Light Trench Mortar shell while on duty at a machine gun post. Hospital/Institution Source:9351960 24th July 1917
1917
dates Age 23 Source:9351960 27th July 1917
service Canadian Expeditionary Force 751686 Source:5552835
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 751686 Canadian Infantry Source:7055409
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) 1st Battalion Source:9351960
1917
death Died of wounds Died at No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station three days after suffering multiple wounds from an enemy Light Trench Mortar shell. Source:7055409 Source:9351960 27th July 1917
burial Chocques Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France I.L.37. Source:9351960

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Milton Lewis
Initials ML
Last Name Capling
Source 5552835
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 751686
Canadian Expeditionary Force 751686 Canadian Infantry Private
Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) 1st Battalion Private
Religion
DateReligionSource
1917-07-27 Evangelical

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Canadian Virtual War Memorial Jessica140222

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Privates Capling and Bowman Jessica140222
Private Capling Jessica140222

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