Private Lawrence Wareing
Survivor of WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
63908
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
23rd Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Leyland, Lancashire
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
21 years 10 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
26 years 3 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
68 years 5 months
Country Born:
England
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Next of Kin:
Annie Wareing, mother.
6 Albert Terrace, Cowling Lane, Leyland, Lancashire, England
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 8.0 in / 173 cm
Weight:
140 lbs / 64 kg
Chest:
35.0 in / 89 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 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:
Shell shock May 25, 1915 at Festubert
Length of Service:
1635 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
23rd Battalion |
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| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
12th Reserve Battalion |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
1st Central Ontario Regimental Depot |
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|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
3rd Battalion |
|
|
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Available Transcriptions
| Type |
Date |
Published |
Headline |
| Letter |
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Talks about the death of 2 friends. |
Notes
Son of Henry Wareing and Annie Wareing (nee Burton); husband of Laura Eveline Wareing (nee Collette) married December 20, 1919
Date of Birth declared on Attestation papers was December 31, 1893 but birth record confirms the correct Date of Birth was December 30, 1892
In Huntingdon, Québec 1919 married:
Laura Eveline Collette Birth 21 NOV 1899 • Huntingdon, Quebec Death AB. 1987 • Essex North, Ontario, Canada
Additional Next of Kin Notes
wife: Laura Eveline Collette
Birth 21 NOV 1899 • Huntingdon, Quebec
Death AB. 1987 • Essex North, Ontario, Canada
Marriage
1919 • Huntingdon, Québec
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