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Minchin, Charles Christopher (Mitchell)

Name - Last Name First
Minchin, Charles Christopher (Mitchell)
Birth Date / Parents if known
09 Jul 1889m son of Annie Ingham & William Charles Minchin
Birth Place
Hulme/Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Home Child Sending Organization
Barnardo's Homes
Year / Age Arrived in Canada as BHC
1900 - 11 yrs
Spouse
Smith, Naomi Susannah
War(s) Served (WW1 or WW2)
WW1
Regimental Number
3130756 Click on the number to search Library and Archives Canada
Date of Enlistment / Apparent Age / Real Age
07 Jan 1918 / 26.5
City of Residence upon Enlistment
Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada
Previous Service
2 months 22 Rgt. Militia, 3 years 24th Grey Horse Ingersoll, Ontario
Place of Enlistment
London, Ontario, Canada
Next of Kin / Relationship / Location
Minchin, Annie / Mother / Manchester, England
Discharged: Date / Reason
11-Jun-19
Final Rank / Battalion / Unit
Private, 18th CIB
Killed in Action / Death Due to Service / Survived
Survived
Date of Death / Location / Cause
27 Mar 1979, Elmira, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Age at Death
89
Place of Burial
White Brick Cemetery, Ancaster, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Record Notes & Research

This soldier was Taken on Strength with the 18th Battalion but did not serve with the battalion. He arrived at the Canadian Infantry Base Depot, Étaples, France on 17 Nov 1918, six days after the Armistice was signed and put into effect. He was sent to the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp on the 20th and stayed at the CCRC until 02 Feb 1919. He was Struck of Strength from the 18th Battalion on 20 Jan 1919.