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Military service
Service number:
1772
Age:
17
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Death:
October 9, 1917
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Additional information
Son of Robert William and Amelia Jane Brinston, of North Harbour, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. Brother of Seaman Allison Brinston who died on July 1, 1921 while serving with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve.
Digital gallery of Private George Brinston
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Monument
Gordon is commemorated on the monument in Curling, Newfoundland. -
Plaque
Here is a plaque on the base of the monument honouring Gordon and other comrades. -
Cover of a book
This is the cover of a book published in April, 2000 by the Outer Bay of Islands Round Table Inc. Gordon and four other casualties are honouredin here. -
Inscription on Beaumont-Hamel Memorial
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Private George Brinston
Digital gallery of
Private George Brinston
Digital gallery of
Private George Brinston
Digital gallery of
Private George Brinston
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 17 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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