14th Bn (Royal Montreal Regiment) Canadian Expeditionary Force
Former Unit(s):
Place Enlisted:
Place of Residence:
Toronto, Canada.
Home Address:
418 Westmount Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
Previous Address:
Civilian Employment:
How Died:
Died of the effects of gas poisoning.
Date of Death:
Tuesday 21st December 1915
Place of Death:
In a London hospital.
Battle/Campaign:
Locally Commemorated:
St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church, Roll of Honour, Stella, Blaydon on Tyne, Co. Durham.
UK Commemorated:
-
Overseas Commemorated:
-
Buried:
St. Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Churchyard, Stella, Blaydon on Tyne, Co. Durham (in North East part).
Decoration and Medals:
Photographs:
3
Service Records:
No
Death Notice/Obituary:
Blaydon Courier, page 8, 1st January 1916.
Family Details:
Son of John and Mary Urwin (nee Spoors) of 418 Westmount Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
Notes :
Alexander was gassed during fighting in France in May 1915. He was evacuated to hospital in London but never recovered.
Alexander's name is printed on the Roll of Honour in Stella Church. Parish records show that he was buried in the grave of Joseph Spoors on the 26th December 1915 by Father Adam Wilkinson, Rector of Stella. The four Brodrick brothers from Stella acted as underbearers at the funeral. Information from the National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, shows that his next of kin was listed as John Urwin of 3rd Street, Fairbank, P.O. Ontario and Alex's country of birth is listed as England.
Sources Used:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register.
Information from family member.
