Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Archibald Edward Vanderpump
In memory of:
Captain Archibald Edward Vanderpump
August 27, 1918
Military Service
26
Army
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
52nd Bn.
Posthumously awarded the Military Cross, London Gazette 31119, 11 January 1919, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Military Cross
Additional Information
April 1, 1892
Enfield, Middlesex, England
December 29, 1914
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of Paul Edward and Esther Vanderpump, of Enfield, Middlesex. Brother of Paul George of Middlesex, England. He stated he was single and a farmer. Gun shot wound left groin by bullet during attack on Regina Trench in the Somme, 25 October 1916, subsequently returned to action and received shrapnel wound to both thighs and right calf.
Commemorated on Page 516 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
WINDMILL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
II. C. 4.
Monchy-le-Preux is a village about 7 kilometres south-east of Arras and WINDMILL BRITISH CEMETERY lies to the south of the village on the north side of the main Arras-Cambrai road, the D939.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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