Private Herbert George Dalzell

Survivor of WW1

Date of Death:

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General Information

Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
1057358
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
14th Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Constable, New York, USA
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
19 years 1 month
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
21 years 2 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
80 years 8 months
Country Born:
USA
Trade or Calling:
Driver
Next of Kin:
Mrs. George Greenway, mother, Vaudrail, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Vaudrail, Quebec
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 9.0 in / 175 cm
Weight:
142 lbs / 64 kg
Chest:
38.0 in / 97 cm
Expansion:
5.0 in / 13 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
764 days in service
Buried at:
Rural Hill Cemetery, Whitehouse, Hunterdon, New Jersey, Usa
Plot:

Ranks

Conflict Rank Regiment Branch Unit Company Date From Date To
WW1 Private Canadian Infantry Army 14th Battalion
WW1 Private Canadian Infantry Army 245th Overseas Battalion

Notes

After the war he was living in Hudson Heights
Possibly born Trout River, NY
Lived in Constable, NY in 1900
Lived in Elgin, Quebec, 1901
in 1910 living in Constable NY with Grandmother Laura Dalzell
Living in 1 Apr 1940 • Far Hills, Somerset, New Jersey, United States. Living with mother, George Greenaway and stepbrothers, Leon & George.
Married Bessie Sanford, 1944, New Jersey, USA
Residence 1950 • Far Hills, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Marriage 28 Aug 1965 • Readington Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA Helen S Sweeney
Death 8 Sept 1978 • Florida, USA
Burial Rural Hill Cemetery, Whitehouse, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Additional Service Notes

Sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia May 3, 1917 HMT Justica, arrive Liverpool, England May 14, 1917
TOS 23rd Reserve Battalion, Shoreham, England 15 May 1917
TOS 14th Battalion 4 Oct 1917
Arrived France 5 Oct 1917
Joined unit in field 15 Nov 1917
Wounded 2 Sept 1918 GSW right shoulder near Arras
Sailed from Liverpool 12 Dec 1918 arriving Halifax, Nova Scotia 20 Dec 1918

Additional Next of Kin Notes

Father Perry John Dalzell (1877-1908)
Father died from heart disease
Mother Marie Louise Agnel (1875-1969)

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