Sherren Family Tree » Nelson L. SHERRAN (Cpl.) (1897-1917)

Personal data Nelson L. SHERRAN (Cpl.) 

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Notes about Nelson L. SHERRAN (Cpl.)

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Corporal Nelson Sherren served in the 2485 Regiment, serving overseas with that unit. He was mortally wounded on April 14th, 1917 at the Battle of Monchy, LaProux, during World War I. He was last seen alive at the 1st Field Ambulance in Souai on April 15th by his close friend Abe Roberts from Bottwood (Reg # 2766). Roberts survived and later married Corp. Sherren's sister, Georgina.
Nelson Sherren is buried in Douai, France.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Nelson L. SHERRAN

John Steven "Steve" SHIRRAN
1848-1910
Priscilla EARLE
1852-1899
Sarah RUSSELL
1876-1963

Nelson L. SHERRAN
1897-1917


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  1. Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. Web: Canada, Virtual War Memorial Index, 1900-2014, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Day of death May 7, 1917

  • The temperature on May 7, 1917 was between -0.1 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
    • July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
    • July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
    • October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
    • November 26 » The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
    • December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.


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