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Battalion / unit at enlistment: 196th Bn
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: killed
Birth: 3 Oct 1893, St. Peters, PEI, Canada
College Building memorial: First floor, centre west
Slide number(s): HR-1061, HR-1062
Notes: not in RoS
Attestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 30 Apr 1917
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: student
Religion: Presbyterian
Age: 23 years, 6 months
Height (inches): 66.50
Chest expansion (inches): 34.50
Amount of expansion (inches): 3.00
Cause: killed in action
Location: Passchendale, Belgium
Father's Address: St. Peters, PEI, Canada (1917)
College Building list #: 65
Roll of Honour list #:
Roll of Service (1928) #: 41
Long List #: 41
MacEwen, Louis James
Identification
Regimental number: 2193336Battalion / unit at enlistment: 196th Bn
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: killed
Birth: 3 Oct 1893, St. Peters, PEI, Canada
College Building memorial: First floor, centre west
Slide number(s): HR-1061, HR-1062
Notes: not in RoS
Military service - attestation
Volunteer/drafted: volunteerAttestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 30 Apr 1917
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: student
Religion: Presbyterian
Age: 23 years, 6 months
Height (inches): 66.50
Chest expansion (inches): 34.50
Amount of expansion (inches): 3.00
Military service - assignments
Group | Type | Location | First known date | Last known date | Reason for end of assignment | Notes |
196th Bn | March 1917 | DuVal draft | ||||
PPCLI | 1917 Nov 15 | KIA |
Rank
Rank | Date | Notes |
Private |
Death
Date of death: 15 Nov 1917Cause: killed in action
Location: Passchendale, Belgium
Family
Father: McEwen, James AFather's Address: St. Peters, PEI, Canada (1917)
Sources
National Archives reference: RG 150 Box 6808 - 23College Building list #: 65
Roll of Honour list #:
Roll of Service (1928) #: 41
Long List #: 41
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