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George Gilbert Bricker

In memory of:

Captain George Gilbert Bricker

October 27, 1918

Military Service


Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Forestry Corps

Division:

H.Q.

Additional Information


Son of S. B. Bricker; husband of Sibella Bricker, of Brockville, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 374 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

TALENCE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Gironde, France

Grave Reference:

13.

Location:

Talence is a suburb of Bordeaux. From the centre of Bordeaux, head south-west, Talence is 4 kilometres from the centre. The Cemetery is in the Rue Bourges, which is an extension of the Chemin de Suzon, a road that branches off the main street in Talence, the Cours de la Liberation (N10).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada.  CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brabant to Britton. Mircoform Sequence 13; Volume Number 131829_B016722; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 157 Page 613 of 906
  • Honour roll– 1914 – 1918
In Memory
Of the members of
The Faculty of Forestry
Who Gave their lives in the Great War
  • Photo of GEORGE GILBERT BRICKER– Picture from the Fallen listed on the University of Toronto Forestry Building, faculty memorial plaque and In Memoriam photo of Graduates and Undergraduates of the Faculty of Forestry Killed in Action
  • Memorial– University of Toronto Forestry Building, faculty memorial tablet
1914 – 1918
In Memory
Of the members of
The Faculty of Forestry
Who Gave their lives in the Great War
1926-01Jan-19
  • Photo of George Bricker– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Obituary– From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
  • Newspaper Article
  • Photo of George Bricker– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916.  
Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  • Photo of George Bricker– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918
published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto.  
Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  • Photo of George Bricker– In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection.

Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Waterloo Memorial Booklet– In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection.

Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • The Soldiers' Tower– The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto in 1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. Their names are carved on the Memorial Screen.  Photo:  K. Parks.
  • Memorial– Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto.  Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.
  • Inscription– Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower.  The carillon was installed in 1927.  Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room, several of which pertain to those who studied at University College. Bell XXIII is dedicated: "University College Alumni Association". The alumnae (female grads) also donated a bell. Photo courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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