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Private James Matthew Gwinn

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Private James Matthew Gwinn

Birth
Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Death
23 Oct 1918 (aged 19)
Calais, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Burial
Raismes, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
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I. B. 5.
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Son of James and Cora Gwinn; husband of Joy Dorcas Stellaway (formerly Gwinn), of 23, Pound Hill, Godalming, Surrey, England.
age 20 at death.

Note:
While his attestation papers indicated he was born on 9 Nov 1897 in Olds, Alberta, Canada, his birth certificate indicates he was born in Lewisburg, Wayne, Iowa, United States on 9 Nov 1898. He may have amended location and date to qualify if he needed to be 18 years old to enlist (he was really only 17)
Son of James and Cora Gwinn; husband of Joy Dorcas Stellaway (formerly Gwinn), of 23, Pound Hill, Godalming, Surrey, England.
age 20 at death.

Note:
While his attestation papers indicated he was born on 9 Nov 1897 in Olds, Alberta, Canada, his birth certificate indicates he was born in Lewisburg, Wayne, Iowa, United States on 9 Nov 1898. He may have amended location and date to qualify if he needed to be 18 years old to enlist (he was really only 17)

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Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade

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183415

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