Military service
Service number:
132303
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
42nd Bn.
Birth:
January 13, 1897
Cumberland, England
Enlistment:
September 4, 1915
Montreal, Québec
Death:
November 3, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XXXII. F. 10.
Additional information
Son of John and Hannah Burnett, of 2921, Mance St., Montreal.
Digital gallery of Private Joseph Burnett
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Photo of Joseph Burnett
According to his Attestation Paper, Joseph Burnett was a labourer. He enlisted on September 4, 1915 in Montreal with the 73rd Battalion, Royal Highlanders of Canada, Canadian Expeditionary Forces. Photo taken from "A Short History and Photographic Record of the 73rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Royal Highlanders of Canada" Page 28. -
Attestation paper
Attestation Paper Source Library and Archives Canada Soldiers of the First World War. -
Attestation paper
Attestation Paper Source Library and Archives Canada Soldiers of the First World War. -
Cemetery
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Cross of Sacrifice
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Grave marker
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Essay (Page 1)
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Essay (Page 2)
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Private Joseph Burnett
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Burnett
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Burnett
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Burnett
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Burnett
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Burnett
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Burnett
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Burnett
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 210 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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