Private Heather went overseas with the Jan. 19, 1916 and proceeded to France Mar. 1, transferring to the 173rd Siege Battery, Imperial Army.
He was killed in action June 2, 1917 and buried in Bulby Commercial Cemetery Extension, west of Lens.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Cenotaph | Chatham and Kent County Cenotaph - Chatham |
Sources | Chatham Daily Planet (18-06-1917), Park Street Methodist Church, Books of Remembrance for the Great War 1914 - 18. At St. Andrews UC, Chatham - January 2010, Park Street Methodist Church, Books of Remembrance for the Great War 1914 - 18. At St. Andrews UC, Chatham - January 2010, Chatham Daily Planet (22-06-1917), Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919) |
Supplemental Information | Wife: Mrs. Margaret Heather, Chatham Daughter: Alma |
Height | 5'7" |
Eye Colour | brown |
Age | 21 |
Complexion | fair |
Hair | brown |
Race | white |
Birthplace | London, England |
Religion | Methodist |
Last Place of Employment | Chauffeur for H.D. Smith |
Average Earnings | 15/wk |
Marital Status | married |
When Enlisted | Sept. 26, 1915 |
Where Enlisted | London, Ontario |
Allowance from Patriotic Fund | 13/mth |
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