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Military service
Service number:
489169
Age:
45
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
January 3, 1871
Enlistment:
York Dedoubt, Nova Scotia
Death:
June 3, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
V. A. 12.
Digital gallery of Private James Samuel Boner
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Badge
15th Bn cap badge. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.<P> DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
The memorial on Observatory Ridge was unveiled and dedicated on 22 October 2011 to commemorate the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF (48th Highlanders of Canada) on 3 June 1916 during the Battle of Mount Sorrel. Photo by BGen (ret) G Young and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Memorial Plaque
The memorial on Observatory Ridge was unveiled and dedicated on 22 October 2011 to commemorate the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF (48th Highlanders of Canada) on 3 June 1916 during the Battle of Mount Sorrel. Photo by BGen (ret) G Young and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Grave Marker
Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 17th Bn (Nova Scotia). Private Boner enlisted with this unit but a trasfer sent him to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU bRATH -
Document
Part 2 Orders dated 30 April 1916 indicating transfer to the 15th Bn (48th Highlanders). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team.
Digital gallery of
Private James Samuel Boner
Digital gallery of
Private James Samuel Boner
Digital gallery of
Private James Samuel Boner
Digital gallery of
Private James Samuel Boner
Digital gallery of
Private James Samuel Boner
Digital gallery of
Private James Samuel Boner
Digital gallery of
Private James Samuel Boner
Digital gallery of
Private James Samuel Boner
Digital gallery of
Private James Samuel Boner
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 56 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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