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Son of Charles E. and Marian Britton, of Gananoque, Ontario. Husband of Julia Bernice Gordon (formerly Britton), of Toronto, Ontario.
Mentioned in Despatches
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
From "The War Book of Upper Canada College", edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Britton is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1st, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P>
Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gananoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P>
Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
Russell Britton is honoured from page 70 to 77 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
Russel Britton as a young man.
From the collection of Dr. Hugh Walker, son of Marion Kathryn Britton Walker, and grandson of Russel Britton.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
Major Russel Britton, his wife, and twin daughters before the Gananoque Battery left for Valcartier August 28, 1914.
From the collection of Dr. Hugh Walker, son of Marion Kathryn Britton Walker, and grandson of Russel Britton.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
From the collection of Dr. Hugh Walker, son of Marion Kathryn Britton Walker, and grandson of Russel Britton.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
Grave of Lieut. Col. Russel Britton at La Targette Military Cemetery, near the Vimy Memorial.
From the collection of Dr. Hugh Walker, son of Marion Kathryn Britton Walker, and grandson of Russel Britton.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
Photo of grave markers for (on left) Major A. Ripley and Lieut. Colonel Russel H. Britton who were killed when 5th Brigade Hdqtrs received a direct hit, killing them instantly.<P>
Photo taken July 2008 by Wilf Schofield, England.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
Memorial window at Christ Church, Gananoque.<P>
Photo courtesy of Chris Andrew.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto in 1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. Their names are carved on the Memorial Screen. Photo: K. Parks.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
Christ (Anglican) Church, Gananoque, ON
courtesy of Chris Andrew
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room, several of which pertain to those who studied at University College. Bell XXIII is dedicated: "University College Alumni Association". The alumae (female grads) also donated a bell. Photo courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Russel Hubert Britton
From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From "The War Book of Upper Canada College", edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.
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Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Britton is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1st, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.
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From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
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Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P> Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gananoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P> Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.
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Russell Britton is honoured from page 70 to 77 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005.
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Russel Britton as a young man. From the collection of Dr. Hugh Walker, son of Marion Kathryn Britton Walker, and grandson of Russel Britton.
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Major Russel Britton, his wife, and twin daughters before the Gananoque Battery left for Valcartier August 28, 1914. From the collection of Dr. Hugh Walker, son of Marion Kathryn Britton Walker, and grandson of Russel Britton.
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From the collection of Dr. Hugh Walker, son of Marion Kathryn Britton Walker, and grandson of Russel Britton.
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Grave of Lieut. Col. Russel Britton at La Targette Military Cemetery, near the Vimy Memorial. From the collection of Dr. Hugh Walker, son of Marion Kathryn Britton Walker, and grandson of Russel Britton.
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Photo of grave markers for (on left) Major A. Ripley and Lieut. Colonel Russel H. Britton who were killed when 5th Brigade Hdqtrs received a direct hit, killing them instantly.<P> Photo taken July 2008 by Wilf Schofield, England.
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Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield
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Memorial window at Christ Church, Gananoque.<P> Photo courtesy of Chris Andrew.
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The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto in 1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. Their names are carved on the Memorial Screen. Photo: K. Parks.
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Christ (Anglican) Church, Gananoque, ON courtesy of Chris Andrew
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Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room, several of which pertain to those who studied at University College. Bell XXIII is dedicated: "University College Alumni Association". The alumae (female grads) also donated a bell. Photo courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the British Whig, a Kingston, Ontario newspaper. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 207 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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