Private Oliver Stanley Craik
Survivor of WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
337
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
87th Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Melbourne, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
21 years 10 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
26 years 5 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
88 years 10 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Teacher
Next of Kin:
Reverand G. H. Craik, Father, Melbourne, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Baptist
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
140 lbs / 64 kg
Chest:
33.5 in / 85 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
No discharge certificate in file
Battle Died/Wounded:
Passchendaele (wounded)
Length of Service:
1649 days in service
Buried at:
St. James, Secteur Hull, Gatineau
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
87th Battalion |
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Notes
Possibly born in Waterville, Quebec (near Sherbrooke)
Died feb 15 1982 in the Rideau Veterans Home (Ottawa Citizen, Tuesday Feb 16, 1982)
Additional Service Notes
Arrived England on the S.S> Metagama 15 May 1915
Enbarked for France 17 June 1915 CAMC
Appointed Lance Corporal 27 August 1916 CAMC
Reverted to Private at own request 13 Nov 1916 CAMC
Appointed Lance Corporal 1 March 1917 CAMC
Awarded Military Medal 9 Jul 1917 LG 30172 CAMC
Reposted to 23 reserve Battalion as Temporary Lieutenant 1 July 1917
Transferred to 87th Battalion 13 Oct 1917
Wounded 13 Nov 1917 GSW left Foot, Hand, Face (left eye)
rejoined 87th Battalion 5 Sept 1918
Wounded 27 Sept 1918 GSW right arm, left thigh, back
Sailed for Canada 5 May 1919 HMAT Essiquibo from Liverpool
Admitted Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Military Hospital 19 May 1919, multiple wounds, fractured humerus
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Son of:
Reverend Galen Howe Craik
Birth JAN 28, 1868 • Quebec, Canada
Death JAN 30, 1955 • Hinchinbrooke, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada
Annie Margaret Rennie
Birth NOV 27, 1869 • Hinchinbrooke, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada
Death JAN 17, 1952 • W. D. de L'Esperance Hospital, Montreal [St. Laurent], Canada
Married to Marjorie M. Stevenson 1895 - 1994
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