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Military service
Service number:
27860
Age:
27
Rank:
Company Sergeant Major
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
September 7, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Digitized service file.
Digital gallery of Company Sergeant Major Percival Brigden
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Newspaper Clipping
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. -
Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn CEF submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman on behalf of 15th Bn Memorial Project -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn CEF submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman on behalf of 15th Bn Memorial Project -
Circumstance of death
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brabant to Britton. Mircoform Sequence 13; Volume Number 131829_B016722; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 157 Page 697 of 906 -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). Courtesy 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). Courtesy 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. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Thiepval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. -
Inscription
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)
Digital gallery of
Company Sergeant Major Percival Brigden
Digital gallery of
Company Sergeant Major Percival Brigden
Digital gallery of
Company Sergeant Major Percival Brigden
Digital gallery of
Company Sergeant Major Percival Brigden
Digital gallery of
Company Sergeant Major Percival Brigden
Digital gallery of
Company Sergeant Major Percival Brigden
Digital gallery of
Company Sergeant Major Percival Brigden
Digital gallery of
Company Sergeant Major Percival Brigden
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 58 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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