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Chester Pannell
Force:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Engineers
Battalion:
2nd Construction Battalion
Regimental Number:
931187
Rank:
Private
Date of Birth:
May 24, 1897
Place of Birth:
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia
Trade:
Labourer
Marital Status:
Single
Date of Enlistment:
August 22, 1916
Place of Enlistment:
Pictou, Nova Scotia
Age at Enlistment:
19
Height: 5 Feet 7 1/2 Inches
Address at Enlistment:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Religion:
Baptist
Next of Kin:
Miss Sadie Pannell, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (Sister)
Chester Pannell went overseas with the 2nd Construction Battalion on the SS Southland bound for
Liverpool, England in March 1917. He was taken ill on board ship and upon arrival was transported to Stanley
Auxiliary Hospital, Liverpool. He died on April 10, 1917 of pneumonia at the age of 19.
Date of Death:
April 10, 1917
Cause of Death:
Died of Illness
Age at Death:
19
Buried at:
Liverpool (Kirkdale) Cemetery, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Plot:
VI. C.E. 90.
A large Canadian hospital, which became No. 5 Canadian General Hospital,
opened at Kirkdale in July 1917 and of the 386 First World War burials in
Liverpool (Kirkdale) Cemetery, more than 100 are Canadian.
Chester Pannell
Commemorated on Page 305 of the First World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on July 4
Private Chester Pannell
Attestation Paper (click to enlarge)