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Military service
Service number:
745931
Age:
30
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Division:
116TH Bn.
Birth:
April 21, 1887
Enlistment:
Oshawa, Ontario
Death:
June 5, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. T. 14.
Additional information
Son of George Drew, of North Pickenham, Swaffham, Norfolk, and the late Sarah Drew.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Bertie William Branch
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brabant to Britton. Mircoform Sequence 13; Volume Number 131829_B016722; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 157 Page 245 of 906 -
Oshawa War Memorial
The Oshawa Ontario War Memorial (1924) was named "The Garden of the Unforgotten". This elaborate memorial was set with stones from each Great War Allied Nation and from the battlefields where Canadians fought. A pair of electric torches were to remain burning, and a copper time capsule box with artifacts from 1924 was buried under the memorial. In 2002 the Memorial Park was redeveloped and today the park incorporates beautiful gardens. A plaque explaining the redevelopment states: "Memorial Park is regarded as hallowed ground for quiet meditation, the enjoyment of music, and especially for honouring our men and women who served in armed conflicts". -
1914-1918 Memorial Plaque
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Lance Corporal Bertie William Branch
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Bertie William Branch
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Bertie William Branch
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 206 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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