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George Briggs

In memory of:

Private George Briggs

April 29, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

140024

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

20th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

May 20, 1884

Son of Joseph and Hannah Briggs, of Accrington, Lancs, England.

Commemorated on Page 58 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

V. B. 22.

Location:

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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 713 of 906

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    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 713 of 906
  • Newspaper Clipping– Pte. George Briggs enlisted in Toronto on July 28th, 1915 in the 35th Battalion C.E.F. He was born in Accrington, Lancashire, England. In grateful memory.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Pte. George Briggs enlisted in Toronto on July 28th, 1915 in the 35th Battalion C.E.F. He was born in Accrington, Lancashire, England. In grateful memory.

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