In memory of

Private

Andrew Alexander Armstrong

who died on 23 Aug 1917

Service details
  Conflict WWI
  Service Army
  Unit 44th Battalion, New Brunswick Regiment
  Rank Private
  Service number 859924
  Date of death 19170823
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  859924 Private (44th Battalion, New Brunswick Regiment) Andrew Alexander Armstrong (b.1886) of Govan was KIA 19170823 and is buried at Vermelles British cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. He was the son of Andrew W. and Frances Armstrong who came from Chester, Cheshire, England, to homestead SW14-27-21-W2 southeast of Govan (they moved to Prestatyn, Flintshire, Wales, in 1915). Andrew Jr. was working the family farm when he enlisted at Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1916.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 250 - Last Mountain Valley
  Cemetery or memorial location Vermelles British cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France    

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Personal information
  Date of birth 18860422
  Place of birth Chester, Cheshire, England    
  Date of enlistment 19160405
  Place of enlistment Winnipeg, Manitoba    
  Residence on enlistment Govan    
  Occupation farmer
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