| Rank | Private |
| Service # | 53570 |
| Unit # | 18th |
| Resident | Chatham |
Regimental number: 53570 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3395 – 32 Item: 405719, PDF:- B3395-SO32. Date of Birth 19/12/1894 at London, England. N of K: George & Alma Gange of Fore St., London, England, later of “The George Hotel” Ilminster, Somerset, England. Or c/o Plough Hotel, 53 Fore St., London, England. A single farm labourer living in Chatham, ON. Member of the Royal Field Artillery, 3rd London Territorials Force 1 1/2yrs. (UK).
Attestation: 30/10/1914 at Chatham, ON to 18th Bn.
Age: 20 yrs. 10 mths, Height: 5’ 8”, Girth 36 ½ “, Complexion: Fair, Eyes: Hazel, Hair: Light Brown. Medical done 1/11/14 at Chatham, ON found “Fit”.
Departed Chatham, ON. 2nd Contingent CEF. 29/04/15 arrived in England aboard the S.S. Grampeau .
Herbet had to ‘Forfeit’ 4 days pay for being AWL. Embarked to France at Lolkestone, with the 18th Bn. 18/09/15. KIA 10/04/16
His mother Mrs. Alma Gange received her Memorial Cross 14/08/20. He was eligible for the 1914-15 Star for his father, The Memorial Plaque 2/08/1922 and Memorial Scroll rec’d 2/08/1922.
GANGE, HERBERT FRANCIS Initials: H F Nationality: Canadian Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) Unit Text: 18th Bn.
Age: 21. KIA, Date of Death: 10/04/1916 Service No: 53570 Additional information: Son of George and Alma Gange, of “The George Hotel”, Ilminster, Somerset, England. Emigrated to Canada, 1912. Enlisted 1914. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 10 – 26 – 28. Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
CDP 4/11/14, LFP 27/04/16, CDP 12/08/19.
The London Advertiser newspaper in London, ON. Reported “Seven Soldiers who were trained here – “Heavy Casualty List Reported from Ottawa This Afternoon” – Herbert was the only one on this list of Fatalities.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | Chatham Daily Planet (04-11-1914), Commonwealth War Grave Commission, London Free Press (27-04-1916), Chatham Daily Planet (12-08-1919), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3395 – 32 |
| Supplemental Information | Age: 21. KIA, Date of Death: 10/04/1916 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 10 - 26 - 28. Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL |
| Height | 5'8" |
| Eye Colour | Hazel |
| Age | 20 yrs. 10 mths. |
| Complexion | Fair |
| Hair | Light Brown |
| Birthplace | 19/12/1894 at London, England |
| Next of Kin | George & Alma Gange of Fore St., London, Engalnd, later of “The George Hotel” Ilminster, Somerset, England. |
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