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Military service
Service number:
133156
Age:
30
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
13th Bn.
Birth:
January 22, 1886
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Enlistment:
November 12, 1915
Montreal, Québec
Death:
July 15, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. A. 18.
Additional information
Son of Andrew and Agnes Bethune, of Markinch, Fife, Scotland.
Digital gallery of Private George Balfour Bethune
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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) -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens 2010) -
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground
The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Grave Marker
Grave marker ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Stone of Remembrance ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Cemetery ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private George Balfour Bethune
Digital gallery of
Private George Balfour Bethune
Digital gallery of
Private George Balfour Bethune
Digital gallery of
Private George Balfour Bethune
Digital gallery of
Private George Balfour Bethune
Digital gallery of
Private George Balfour Bethune
Digital gallery of
Private George Balfour Bethune
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 54 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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