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Geoffrey Bertram Brake

In memory of:

Private Geoffrey Bertram Brake

June 2, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

109235

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information

Son of Mary C. Brake and the late Henry F. Brake.

Commemorated on Page 57 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

V. U. 17.

Location:

SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY is located 5 Km east of Ieper town centre, on the Canadalaan, a road leading from the Meenseweg (N8), connecting Ieper to Menen. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main cross roads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg. 3 Km along the Meenseweg lies the right hand turning onto Canadalaan. The cemetery itself is located 1.5 Km along Canadalaan on the right hand side of the road. 100 metres beyond the cemetery at the end of the Canadalaan is the Hill 62 Memorial.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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, 156 Page 221 of 906

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    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, 156 Page 221 of 906
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Gravemarker

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Pte. Geoffrey Bertram Brake's brother was Pte. Rex Lawrence Brake, service number 109236.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Pte. Geoffrey Bertram Brake's brother was Pte. Rex Lawrence Brake, service number 109236.

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