Military service
Burial/memorial information
He arrived in France on 15 September 1915 and took part in the First Battle of Ypres in Belgium, the Battles of Vierstraat, St-Éloi and Zillebeke, also in Belgium, and the Battle of the Somme in France. He was killed in action at Brickfields during the Battle of Courcelette for the capture of Regina Trench.
1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bernard to Binyon. Mircoform Sequence 9; Volume Number 31829_B016719; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 153 Page 19 of 652 -
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)
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Private Joseph Bernard
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Private Joseph Bernard
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 53 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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