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Military service
Service number:
193008
Age:
29
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
42nd Bn.
Birth:
June 24, 1887
Hamilton, Ontario
Enlistment:
August 25, 1915
Hamilton, Ontario
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Alfred and Maria Alice Best, of Hamilton, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Alfred Ernest Best
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Badge
Cap Badge 42nd Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Best enlisted with the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 42nd Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder Flash
Shoulder Patch 42nd Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Best enlisted with the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 42nd Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Best enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was transferred to the 42nd Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada) as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V.Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Group Photo
Edwin, Harry, Ernie, William and Walter Best circa 1905. Alfred "Ernie" Best was Killed in Action at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917 -
Photo of Alfred Ernest Best
"Uncle Ernie"
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Private Alfred Ernest Best
Digital gallery of
Private Alfred Ernest Best
Digital gallery of
Private Alfred Ernest Best
Digital gallery of
Private Alfred Ernest Best
Digital gallery of
Private Alfred Ernest Best
Digital gallery of
Private Alfred Ernest Best
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 200 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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