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Military service
Service number:
27673
Age:
24
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Death:
October 9, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Mrs. Alice Emily Seear, of 60, Pinner View, Harrow, Middx., England.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Oliver Philip Seear
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Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Service Record
Record of Service Card (Front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Service Record
Record of Service Card (Reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Thiepval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
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)
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Oliver Philip Seear
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Oliver Philip Seear
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Oliver Philip Seear
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Oliver Philip Seear
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Oliver Philip Seear
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Oliver Philip Seear
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 160 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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