Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Bright
In memory of:
Lance Sergeant John Bright
August 30, 1918
Military Service
406978
24
Army
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
1st Bn.
Military Medal
Additional Information
January 5, 1894
Fort Erie, Ontario
April 15, 1915
Hamilton, Ontario
Commemorated on Page 374 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
UPTON WOOD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
D. 7.
Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais about 16 kilometres south-east of Arras and about 4 kilometres south of the Arras to Cambrai main road. Upton Wood is a small wood half-way between Hendecourt and Haucourt and UPTON WOOD CEMETERY is 110 metres south of the wood and about 2 kilometres north of the village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brabant to Britton. Mircoform Sequence 13; Volume Number 131829_B016722; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 157 Page 749 of 906 -
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Photo of John Bright – Lance Sergeant John Bright -
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Cenotaph – John Bright - Fort Erie, ON Cenotaph - Mather's Arch -
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Attestation paper – John Bright - Attestation Paper - 1915 -
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Award Citation – John Bright - Military Medal Citation -
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Certificate – John Bright - Death Certificate -
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Medal – John Bright - Memorial Medal
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