We remember Percy Vere Binns

We remember Percy Vere Binns

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Timeline

Timeline

1881
sibling Dr Edward Ellis Source:8891265 1881
1890
sibling Ray Ellerton Source:8891265 1890
1893
birth Port Antonio Jamaica Source:8891265 9th February 1893
1895
sibling Ralph Spencer Source:8891265 1895
1916
enlistment Ottawa Canada Source:8891267 9th January 1916
1916
dates Age 23 Source:8891267 19th January 1916
1916
employment Civil Engineer Source:8891267 19th January 1916
1916
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Engineers Source:8891267 19th January 1916
1917
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:8891267 1st January 1917
1918
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Temporary Captain Canadian Engineers Source:8891267 31st May 1918
1918
dates Age 25 Source:8936568 28th August 1918
education Engineering University of Toronto Canada Source:8891265
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Engineers Source:8936568
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8936568
1918
death Killed in Action near Arras France Source:8936568 28th August 1918
burial Dainville British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France II. C. 2. Source:8936568

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Percy Vere
Initials PV
Last Name Binns,
Source 8891267
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Engineers Temporary Captain
Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Engineers Lieutenant
Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Engineers Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
MC British Award/Decoration
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Amelia Saffery mother
Ellis Panton Binns father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Dr Edward Ellis brother 1881
Ray Ellerton brother 1890
Ralph Spencer brother 1895
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1916-01-19 5'11"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1916-01-09 Episcopalian

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Deborah102878
British Army, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription Deborah102878

External Evidence

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Biography of Percy Vere Binns Deborah102878
Canadian service record Deborah102878

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Out of many, one people Deborah102878

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