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Military service
Service number:
6672
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
1ST Bn.
Death:
April 24, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. F. 722.
Additional information
Son of Elizabeth Claus, of 9, Regent St., St. Thomas, Ontario, and the late John Claus.
Digital gallery of Private Abner Ernest Claus
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CHILD TO CLAYTON. Microform Sequence 20; Volume Number 31829_B016729. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 164. Page 981 of 1068 -
Newspaper Clipping
Toronto Evening Telegram newspaper article announced that Pte. Abner Ernest Claus is wounded. He died at the 2nd Battle of Ypres.
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Private Abner Ernest Claus
Digital gallery of
Private Abner Ernest Claus
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