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Military service
Service number:
27587
Age:
29
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
August 20, 1885
Death:
February 28, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. C. 26.
Digital gallery of Private Frank Ferland
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Grave marker
Gravemarker Pte Frank Ferland. Pte Ferland was the first fatal casualty for the 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). He was sniped in the head while undergoing initial introduction to trench routine. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
War Diary
Part II Orders 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) noting death of Pte Ferland who was the units first fatal casualty in the Great War. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Newspaper clipping
In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the London Free Press March 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Frank Ferland
A RPPC of Frank Ferland, the first fatal casualty of the 15th Battalion during the First World War. This image is significant because it is currently the only known image of Ferland. This postcard was found inside an album of other Highlander images purchased at an estate sale in Nova Scotia back in 2020 by Andrew Webb-Trezzi (it remains in his collection). Note the unidentified medal ribbon on his uniform most likely from his previous service in the U.S. Navy. -
Reverse side of Photo
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Ferland
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Ferland
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Ferland
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Ferland
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Ferland
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Ferland
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Ferland
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Ferland
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Ferland
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 14 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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HOUPLINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY Nord, France
Houplines is 2 kilometres east of the centre of Armentieres. The Communal Cemetery Extension is on the north-west side of the HOUPLINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
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