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Digital gallery of Lance Corporal George Boone
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal George Boone
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. DILEAS GU BRATH
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George W. Boone - Saint John, New Brunswick<br> 1892-1916<br> Buried in France
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Courtesy Wilf Schofield, England
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Cap Badge 12th Bn CEF. Private Boone was originally a member of the 12th Bn before transfer to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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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. DILEAS GU BRATH
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30 April 2019, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) https://cefrg.ca
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From the Saint John (New Brunswick) Daily Telegraph newspaper c.1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 56 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Warlencourt village lies just off and to the west of the D929, Bapaume to Albert road, some 5 kilometres south-west of Bapaume.
WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the east side of the D929, to the south east of Warlencourt village and 5 kilometres south-west of Bapaume.
CWGC signposts on the D929 give advance warning of arrival at the Cemetery.
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