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John Bryson

In memory of:

Sergeant John Bryson

September 9, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

77774

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

7th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

May 17, 1885

Son of James and Esther Bryson, of Wallsend-on-Tyne; husband of Ada Althea White (formerly Bryson), of Victoria, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 60 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No. 2
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

XXIV. O. 2.

Location:

Serre is a village 11 kilometres north-north-east of Albert. Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 1.3 kilometres further along the D919, SERRE ROAD CEMETERY NO 2 can be found on the left hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Inscription– His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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    Inscription – His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of October 22, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y271uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of October 22, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y271uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
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