We remember William Roy Gentles

We remember William Roy Gentles

Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth Canada Source:5943389 Source:7256614 13th July 1894
1911
employment Salesman Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Source:6630570 1911
1914
employment Clerk Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Source:6247406 24th August 1914
1914
marriage Isabella C. Oliver Source:6247406 24th August 1914
1915
children Annie Catherine Gentles Source:6630776 1915
1916
employment Riveter Nova Scotia Canada Source:5943389 13th March 1916
1916
enlistment Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Source:5943389 13th March 1916
1916
location 103 West Young St., Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada their own address Source:5943389 13th March 1916
1917
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 282343 Nova Scotia Regiment 85th Battalion Source:6247390 30th October 1917
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 282343 Canadian Infantry Source:7256614
1917
death Killed in Action Attack at Passchendaele Ypres Belgium Source:7256614 Source:6247402 Source:6247390 30th October 1917
burial Tyne Cot Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Belgium Source:7256614 Source:6247390
sibling Gertrude Gentles Source:6630570
sibling Mildred Gentles Source:6630570
sibling Miriam Gentles Source:6630570
sibling Arthur Gentles Source:6630570

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Roy
Initials WR
Last Name Gentles
Source 5943389
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
103 West Young St., Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada their own address known 13th March 1916
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 282343 Nova Scotia Regiment 85th Battalion Private
Canadian Expeditionary Force 282343 Canadian Infantry Private
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Catherine Gentles daughter 1915
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emma Gentles mother
Arthur Gentles father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Gertrude Gentles sister
Mildred Gentles sister
Miriam Gentles sister
Arthur Gentles brother
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Isabella C. Oliver wife 24th August 1914
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Blue Dark Brown
DateHeightSource
1916-03-16 5'9"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1916-03-16 Methodist

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Official Records

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

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
CWGG Memorial for William Roy Gentles Linda35546
Circumstances of Death Register, First World War Linda35546
NS Marriage Record for William Roy Gentles Linda35546
1911 Canadian Census Linda35546
NS Vital Stats - Marriage record of William's daughter Annie Linda35546

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