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Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
234258
Age:
19
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
Division:
44th Bn.
Birth:
November 6, 1898
Allandale, Ontario
Enlistment:
March 12, 1916
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
November 15, 1917
France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 26 - 28
Additional information
Son of Alex Brunton of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Additional citations
Military Medal
Digital gallery of Private Gilbert Brunton
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Circumstances of Death
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brubacher to Bunyan. Mircoform Sequence 15; Volume Number 31829_B016724; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 159 Page 93 of 668 -
Street sign
Barrie street named in honour of Private Gilbert Brunton with poppy. -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Gilbert Brunton
Digital gallery of
Private Gilbert Brunton
Digital gallery of
Private Gilbert Brunton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 209 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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