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Military service
Service number:
436850
Age:
41
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
November 3, 1874
Death:
September 7, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XIII. B. 19.
Additional information
Husband of Fanny Weir Silk, of 9741, 83rd Avenue, Edmonton South, Alberta. Father of Private George William Silk, who was killed in action on September 7, 1916.
Digital gallery of Private George William Silk
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Photo of George William Silk
Private George William Silk, No. 3 Company, 15th Battalion CEF (48th Highlanders) killed in action on the same day as his son, also named George William Silk, Private who was also in No. 3 Company of the same Battalion. -
Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Cap Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Submitted by Capt (ret`d) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Submitted by Capt (ret`d) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 51st Bn (Edmonton). Father and son both names G.W. Silk enlisted in the 51st Bn and both were transferred to the 15th Bn as reinforcements. both were killed in action on 7 September 1916. Submitted by Capt (retd) V. Golmdnan, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Letter
Original letter, confirming death of father and son George Jr. & George Sr. -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. This memorial commemorates all members of the unit who fell during the Somme offensive of 1916 and in particular describes the actions on 26 September during the Battle of Theipval Ridge. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Circumstances of death registers
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Photo of George William Silk
Digital gallery of
Private George William Silk
Digital gallery of
Private George William Silk
Digital gallery of
Private George William Silk
Digital gallery of
Private George William Silk
Digital gallery of
Private George William Silk
Digital gallery of
Private George William Silk
Digital gallery of
Private George William Silk
Digital gallery of
Private George William Silk
Digital gallery of
Private George William Silk
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 162 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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