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Military service
Service number:
140024
Age:
31
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
20th Bn.
Birth:
May 20, 1884
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
April 29, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
V. B. 22.
Additional information
Son of Joseph and Hannah Briggs, of Accrington, Lancs, England.
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Newspaper Clipping
Pte. George Briggs enlisted in Toronto on July 28th, 1915 in the 35th Battalion C.E.F. He was born in Accrington, Lancashire, England. In grateful memory. -
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 713 of 906
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Private George Briggs
Digital gallery of
Private George Briggs
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
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