Son of the late Rev. Alfred George and Margaret Sophia Dann (nee Harris); husband of Kathleen Isabel Dann (nee Thompson), of Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada, and formerly of 1175, Haro Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. “During operations at Regina Trench, Courcelette, on November 1st 1916, and while returning from Bn. Headquarters, he was hit in the thigh and head by pieces of a shell. He received attention at an advanced dressing station and was evacuated to No.9 Casualty Clearing Station where he succumbed to his wounds two days later.”
Dann, Eyre Frederick Morton –
Personal details
- Surname: Dann
- Forename: Eyre Frederick Morton
- Date of birth: October 31st, 1887
- Birth place: Kilkeedy, County Limerick, Ireland
- Place of residence: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 29
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 2nd, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lieutenant
- Unit: 72nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Canadian Imperial Forces
- Enlistment date: December 28th, 1915 - 1915-12-28
- Enlistment location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: II. A. 28.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Chronicle: 17/11/1916