We remember Francis Scott Marchant

We remember Francis Scott Marchant

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Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:5722622 Source:7729782 13th May 1896
1901
location 29 West End Avenue, Harrogate, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address Source:7729782 31st March 1901
1905
education General education Royal Masonic School Bushey, Hertfordshire United Kingdom Source:7729735 1905 - July 1912
1905
location Royal Masonic School, The Avemue, Bushey, Hertfordshire United Kingdom school/college address Source:8510883 1905 - 1912
1912
employment Bank Clerk Bank of Toronto Youngston, Alta Canada Source:7729735 1912 - 1914
1914
enlistment Valcartier, Quebec Canada Source:5722622 25th September 1914
1914
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 20048 3rd Brigade 10th Battalion Source:8510913 25th September 1914 - 3rd December 1915
1915
commission Unknown Source:8510913 4th December 1915
1915
service British Army Second Lieutenant The Border Regiment Source:8511114 4th December 1915 - 30th June 1917
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8510894 13th February 1916
1917
appointments Seconded for duty with the Machine Gun Corps Source:8511119 7th January 1917
1917
service British Army Lieutenant Borders Regiment Source:8511114 1st July 1917 - 22nd March 1918
service British Army Borders Regiment 3/5 Battalion Source:7729735
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7729735
1918
death Killed in Action He was struck in the forehead by a bullet which came through the driving flap of his tank and killed him instantly. Haplincourt France Source:7729735 22nd March 1918
burial Bancourt British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Bancourt, Pas de Calais He was buried near Haplincourt, France. France II.D.1 Source:8510878 Source:7729735

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Francis Scott
Initials FS
Last Name Marchant
Source 5722622
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
29 West End Avenue, Harrogate, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Royal Masonic School, The Avemue, Bushey, Hertfordshire United Kingdom school/college address 1905 - 1912
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Borders Regiment 3/5 Battalion
Canadian Expeditionary Force 20048 3rd Brigade 10th Battalion Private
British Army The Border Regiment Second Lieutenant
British Army Borders Regiment Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Gertrude Elizabeth Marchant mother
William Edward Boutland Marchant father
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Swarthy Blue Brown
DateHeightSource
1914-09-05 5'9"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1912-08-03 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Gordon760
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Gordon760
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Gordon760
Medal Index Cards Transcription Gordon760

External Evidence

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Memorials of Masonians Who Fell in the Great War Gordon760
Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 Gordon760
The London Gazette 10 December 1915 Gordon760
The London Gazette 4 December 1917 Gordon760
The London Gazette 27 February 1917 Gordon760

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