Matthew Bancroft

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
11553
Unit at enlistment: 
4th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
July 8th, 1917
Cemetery: 
La Targette British Cemetery - Pas de Calais, France - II.E.I.
Commemorated at: 
First Baptist Church, Massey-Harris Memorial Plaque (Toronto)
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Cheshire
Birth city: 
Runcorn
Address at enlistment: 
7 Sheridan Street, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
27 Ellesmere Street, Runcorn, England
Trade or calling: 
Labourer
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
27

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action. While on a working party at Mericourt, on the night of 8th July, 1917, Private Bancroft was killed by an enemy shell.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Mericourt Sector.