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Military service
Service number:
453705
Age:
28
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
"B" Coy. 58th Bn.
Birth:
December 31, 1887
Enlistment:
Orillia, Ontario
Death:
August 19, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Valley Cottages Cem. Mem. B. 4.
Additional information
Son of Robert Arthur and Catherine Isabella Briggs. Husband of C. A. Kett (formerly Briggs), of Sadowa, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Arthur William Briggs
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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) -
Cemetery
Cemetery ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave marker
Valley Cottages Cemetery Zillebeek Memorial - Inscription reads: "To the memory of these 72 Soldiers of the British Empire killed in action in 1915, 1916 and 1917 and buried at the time in Valley Cemetery and Transport Farm Annexe Zillebeek whose graves were destroyed in later battles. Their glory shall not be forgotten." ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave marker
Grave marker ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Stone of Remembrance ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cenotaph
Private Arthur William Briggs is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cenotaph
Private Arthur William Briggs is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur William Briggs
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur William Briggs
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur William Briggs
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur William Briggs
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur William Briggs
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur William Briggs
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur William Briggs
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur William Briggs
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 58 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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