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Son of Henry H. and Annie Botterell, of Woodroffe, Ontario. Brother of Henry John Lawrence Botterell, a Canadian fighter pilot who served in the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and then in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the First World War. When he died at the age of 106, Veterans' Affairs Canada believed he had been the last surviving pilot in the world to have seen action in the Great War.
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Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Border to Boys. Mircoform Sequence 12; Volume Number 131829_B016721; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 156 Page 129 of 934
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Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
Grave of Captain ES Botterell, 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), Lijssenthoek British Military Cemetery, Belgium. Dileas Gu Brath.
Photo BGen G Young, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team
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Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
Captain Edward Simpson Botterell, 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada).<P>
Entered by BGen G Young, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team on behalf of Mr Edward Botterell of Mississauga, Ontario, nephew of Captain Botterell.
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Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
Digital gallery of
Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
Photo by BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.<P>
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Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
1st Division, 3rd Brigade shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team..
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Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
Original grave marker of Capt E.S.Botterell 1916 in Lijssenthoek British Cemetery.
Photo from the archives of the Regimental Museum of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, Toronto, ON
Submitted by BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team
DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
Digital gallery of
Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
Digital gallery of
Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
Digital gallery of
Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
Period photograph taken at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium showing the graves of MGen M. Mercer and Capt ES Botterell, 15th Battalion.<P>
Source: LAC and submitted by BGen Young, 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team 7 Sept 2013.
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Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
Part 2 order dated 30 June 1916 stating Lt. E.S. Botterell as killed in action. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Captain Edward Simpson Botterell
From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Border to Boys. Mircoform Sequence 12; Volume Number 131829_B016721; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 156 Page 129 of 934
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In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Grave of Captain ES Botterell, 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), Lijssenthoek British Military Cemetery, Belgium. Dileas Gu Brath. Photo BGen G Young, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team
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Captain Edward Simpson Botterell, 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada).<P> Entered by BGen G Young, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team on behalf of Mr Edward Botterell of Mississauga, Ontario, nephew of Captain Botterell.
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Photo by BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.<P> DILEAS GU BRATH
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1st Division, 3rd Brigade shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Original grave marker of Capt E.S.Botterell 1916 in Lijssenthoek British Cemetery. Photo from the archives of the Regimental Museum of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, Toronto, ON Submitted by BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team DILEAS GU BRATH
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Period photograph taken at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium showing the graves of MGen M. Mercer and Capt ES Botterell, 15th Battalion.<P> Source: LAC and submitted by BGen Young, 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team 7 Sept 2013.
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Part 2 order dated 30 June 1916 stating Lt. E.S. Botterell as killed in action. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 56 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery is located about 12 kilometres west of Ieper town centre, on the Boescheepseweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge.
From Ieper town centre, the Poperingseweg (N308) is reached via Elverdingsestraat, then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching Poperinge, the N308 joins the left hand turning onto the R33, Poperinge ring road. The R33 ring continues to the left hand junction with the N38 Frans-Vlaanderenweg. 800 metres along the N38 lies the left hand turning onto Lenestraat. The next immediate right hand turning leads onto Boescheepseweg. The cemetery itself is located 2 kilometres along Boescheepseweg on the right hand side of the road.
From Calais, take the motorway A16 signposted Dunkerque/Lille. At Dunkerque take the motorway signposted Lille/Ypres, the A25. Leave the motorway at Junction 13, the village of Steenvoorde. Follow the D948/N38 signposted Ieper/Poperinge. After approximately 8-10 kilometres Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery will be signposted off to the right.
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