Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Edward Traynor
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 24.07.1915
- Place of enlistment: Toronto, Ontario.
- Service no: 136153
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Machine Gun Corps
- Unit/Ship: 4th Machine Gun Company
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 25
- Date of Death: 18.11.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Etaples Military Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: L.E.16.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 02.12.1893
- Place of Birth: Glasgow
- Address:
- Occupation: Waiter
- Mother:
- Father:
Patrick Traynor, 15 South Grays Close, Edinburgh
- Siblings:
Miss L. Traynor, 76 Bertmont Ave, Toronto.
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Edward Traynor
For more information on Edward visit Edwards Memorial and Edward’s Service Record
Edward is remembered on the original Dundee Roll of Honour and in the People’s Journal War Memorial Supplement of 1925, although there is nothing in his Service Record to indicate any formal connection to Dundee or surrounding area.
Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson
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