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Jonesey, T - thanks for that info.

I was aware he was killed in the trenches, but I didn't know where.
The battalion war diaries only identify the trenches as 55, 59 & 77, together with a trench map reference.
On Sept 4th, "heavy shelling continued the whole of the day on the Front and Support Lines", and "the Battalion also suffered a heavy Counter Attack".
The net result was that the battalion held the line, but with abt 300 casualties of which 15% were fatal.
The nominal strength of a Canadian battalion was abt 1250, but I doubt the bn was up to strength.



Margee - I was aware of the pic, but you weren't to know that, so thanks for calling my attention to it.
I was also aware I had another variable spelling issue in my tree. I haven't gotten the images from SP yet, but the IGI gives his mum as

Results for: Aberdeen, Scotland, British Isles
Father: Charles Paterson, Mother: Elizabeth Mathers
Exact Spelling: Off
Batch Number: c112231
International Genealogical Index / British Isles - 6
3. ELIZABETH PATERSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 28 FEB 1857 Monquhitter, Aberdeen, Scotland


This is also the spelling in 1891. However, on 23/12/1916 at Montréal (Presbyterian Calvin), we find

Enterrement: Elizabeth Patterson wife of Joseph Massie died at her late residence...


So I guess I'll add Paterson/Patterson to Johnston/Johnstone and Slessor/Slesser


Thanks again to you all.

This site has a photo of him:

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem

Name is spelled Charles Paterson Massie.

The only info other than name and death details is

Location of unit at time of casualty

Trenches South West of Courcelette

Name: Charles Patterson Massie
Death Date: 4 Sep 1916
Unit: 13th Battalion
Rank: Private
Service Number: 132464

Unfortunately the original is an image of an entry card that gives no detail of his family or former address ect