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Frederick James Brittain

In memory of:

Private Frederick James Brittain

September 29, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

654421

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Division:

4th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 19, 1891
Cardiff, Wales

Son of William Edgar and Elizabeth Brittain, of Palmerston, Ontario,

Commemorated on Page 374 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

RAILLENCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 13.

Location:

Raillencourt is a village in the Department of the Nord, about 5 kilometres west of Cambrai on the main road to Arras, D939. The Communal Cemetery is located on the main road about 700 metres from the entrance to the village from the Arras side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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 875 of 906

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    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 875 of 906
  • Memorial– Pte Brittain listed on the Palmerston Ontario Cenotaph. Photo courtesy of John P Sargeant

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    Memorial – Pte Brittain listed on the Palmerston Ontario Cenotaph. Photo courtesy of John P Sargeant
  • Memorial– The Cenotaph at Palmerston Ontario - courtesy of John P Sargeant

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    Memorial – The Cenotaph at Palmerston Ontario - courtesy of John P Sargeant

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