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Military service
Service number:
1090349
Age:
19
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
20th Bn.
Birth:
February 11, 1899
Enlistment:
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Death:
August 29, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Mary E. Belford, of 1269, 3rd Avenue North-East, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and the late George Washington Belford. Born at Carrill, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Brother of Air Mechanic 1st Class Howard Eugene Belford, who died while serving with the Royal Air Force.
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Newspaper Clipping
Pte. Elmer Henry Belford is mentioned in this article about the death of his brother. -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bea to Belisle. Mircoform Sequence 7; Volume Number 31829_B016717. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 151. Page 697 of 724. -
Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Private Elmer Henry Belford
Digital gallery of
Private Elmer Henry Belford
Digital gallery of
Private Elmer Henry Belford
Digital gallery of
Private Elmer Henry Belford
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 366 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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