memorial plaque
Report a Mistake- Object Number 20050102-003
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Event
1914-1919 First World War
1917 Battle of Passchendaele - Affiliation --
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Artist / Maker / Manufacturer
Preston, Edward Carter
Royal Arsenal - Date Made 1918-1920
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Personal symbol
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1918/01/31
- Latest 1920/12/31
- Inscription (obverse/avers): HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR GEORGE FREDERICK TATE; E.C.P.; (reverse/verso): W
- Materials Bronze
- Rank Private
- Service Component Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Unit 19th Canadian Infantry Battalion
- Person / Institution Subject, Tate, Private George Frederick
- Measurements Thickness 0.5 cm, Outside Diameter 12.0 cm
- Caption Medals Project- Tate, George Frederick
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Additional Information
George Frederick Tate was born in London, England, on 18 May 1889.
A farmer, Tate enlisted in the 101st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles), Canadian Expeditionary Force, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 10 December 1915. He was later transferred to the 19th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Central Ontario).
Tate died of wounds at No. 16 General Hospital in Le Tréport, France, on 21 November 1917.
George Frederick Tate is buried in Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Tréport, France.