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Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
204338
Age:
39
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
August 29, 1879
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
February 28, 1916
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Death:
October 15, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VII. B. 83.
Additional information
Son of George and Elizabeth Rice, of Baddeck Forks, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; husband of Edna M. Rice, of 218, 31st St., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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Badge
Cap Badge 96th Bn (Canadian Highlanders). Private Rice, a recipient of the Military Medal awarded for bravery in the field, was originally a member of the 96th Bn before transfer to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Insigne d'épaule
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Pierre Tombale
Photo by BGen (ret`d) G. Young, submitted by Capt (ret`d) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Biographie
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Photo de GEORGE ERNEST RICE
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private George Ernest Rice
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Private George Ernest Rice
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Private George Ernest Rice
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Private George Ernest Rice
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 491 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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