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Military service
Service number:
832035
Age:
26
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
10th Bn.
Birth:
January 1, 1891
Death:
April 28, 1917
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Son of Crandall Horsman, and Annie Horsman, of Cherryfield, Moncton, New Brunswick.
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Pte. Edgar Henry Horsman, Killed in Action April 28, 1917 -
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) -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial Plaque
Plaque of brown wood, lettering is in gold. At the top there is a union jack and a red ensign flag, at the bottom there is a maple leaf. This plaque hung in the Second Baptist Church of Lutes Mountain (Lutes Mountain United Baptist Church) and currently hangs in the schoolroom of the Lutz Mountain Heritage Museum. Memorial Inscription: Marked in gold lettering: "Pupils of Lutes Mt. School erected this tablet in memory of Fellow Pupils who were killed in the Great War." Chas. McCallum Thomas Francis Oley Lutes Asail Horsman David Killam Percy Leaman George Leaman Danl. McPherson Edgar Horsman Bliss Rogers Miller Horsman.
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Private Edgar Henry Horsman
Digital gallery of
Private Edgar Henry Horsman
Digital gallery of
Private Edgar Henry Horsman
Digital gallery of
Private Edgar Henry Horsman
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 258 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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