Fred Vancour

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
406199
Unit at enlistment: 
36th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Wounded: 
Yes
Commemorated at: 
Ancient Order of Foresters, St. George Memorial Plaque
Birth country: 
Canada
Birth county: 
Brant
Birth city: 
St. George, Ontario
Address at enlistment: 
St. George, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
St. George, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Harness maker
Religious denominations: 
Baptist
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
27

Letters and documents

BX May 6, 1916

St. George Man Was Wounded – Pte. Fred Vancour Left Brantford With The Third Contingent

Although over a dozen men from Western Ontario points are mentioned in last night’s casualty lists, Brantford escaped. One Brant County man, Pte. Fred Vancour of St. George is reported amongst the wounded. No particular battalion seems to have suffered more than another. Out of nine of the Western Ontario men wounded, eight counties are represented.

Pte. Vancour left Brantford with the Third Contingent. He is a Canadian by birth and unmarried. Before going overseas he had four and a half years’ service with the 91st Regiment.