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Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
23103
Age:
26
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th BN
Birth:
April 23, 1891
Bristol, Somerset, England
Enlistment:
September 23, 1914
Valcartier, Québec
Death:
August 17, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. E. 9.
Additional information
Son of Mrs. E. Biggs of Bristol, Somerset, England.
Additional citations
Supplement to the London Gazette dated 21 December 1916. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal
Digital gallery of Private Henry Biggs
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bernard to Binyon. Mircoform Sequence 9; Volume Number 31829_B016719; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 153 Page 493 of 652 -
Badge
Cap Badge 12th Bn CEF. Private Biggs was originally a member of the 12th Bn before being transferred to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) CEF. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder Patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) CEF. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 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 -
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 -
Memorial
"The Hill 70 memorial, erected by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project and the town of Benifontaine, was unveiled and dedicated on 22 September 2012. The memorial commemorates the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF, which was on the extreme left flank of the Canadian assault on Hill 70, on 15 August 1917 and the memory of those members of the Battalion who fell during the engagement. The memorial sits on what was then known as Bois Hugo, which the Battalion assaulted, captured and held against repeated German counterattacks." Photo submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath -
Grave Marker
Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Biggs
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Biggs
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Biggs
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Biggs
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Biggs
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Biggs
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Biggs
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Biggs
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 201 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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