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Clarence Herbert Riggs

In memory of:

Private Clarence Herbert Riggs

April 12, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

886054

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

46th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

May 23, 1895

Son of Miles H. Riggs, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 316 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

VILLERS STATION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VII. J. 13.

Location:

Villers-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 11 kilometres north-west of Arras. The VILLERS STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-west of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Group Photo– Photo of Pte. Clarence H. RIGGS and his sister, Iva RIGGS, probably from 1916
  • Temporary Grave Marker– Photo of grave site, as was sent to relatives after death.

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