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George Bronquist

In memory of:

Private George Bronquist

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

1346

Age:

41

Force:

Army

Unit:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.)

Citation(s):

Distinguished Conduct Medal,

"For conspicuous gallantry and excellent service, he showed great bravery and coolness in the performance of his duties, often at very critical moments." London Gazette # 29438 and Supplement to London Gazette # 29503 dated 11-3-1916.

1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Additional Information

Born:

October 25, 1875
Galesbury, Illinois

Enlistment:

November 1, 1914
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Edward Bronquist of Portland, Oregan, United States. Brother of Axel and Edward Bronquist.

Commemorated on Page 207 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GIVENCHY ROAD CANADIAN CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

B. 37.

Location:

The Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery at Neuville-St Vaast is a small cemetery situated in the compound of the Vimy Memorial Park which contains the Vimy Memorial. The village of Neuville-St Vaast is in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, approximately 8 kilometres north of Arras on the N17 towards Lens. The cemetery is approximately 260 metres past Canadian Cemetery No.2 following the one-way system to rejoin the avenue leading back to the main road. The cemetery contains the graves of soldiers all of whom fell on the 9th April, 1917, or on one of the four following days. The cemetery covers an area of 849 square metres and is enclosed by a rubble wall. The numerous groups of graves made about this time by the Canadian Corps Burial Officer were, as a rule, not named but serially lettered and numbered. This cemetery was originally called CD 1.

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: Broad to Broyak. Mircoform Sequence 14; Volume Number 31829_B016723; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 158 Page 159 of 1128. His surname in this Register is given as Bronquest, not Bronquist, as does his record at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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: Broad to Broyak. Mircoform Sequence 14; Volume Number 31829_B016723; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 158 Page 159 of 1128. His surname in this Register is given as Bronquest, not Bronquist, as does his record at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  • Remembering the Fallen Canadian Heroes– Corporal Troy Doley and Cpl Brady Stoddart of 1 PPCLI remember a fallen comrade at a graveyard at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France during a visit to the site on their way to the 2003 Nijmegen Marches in Holland. Photo by Sgt Jerry Kean, Canadian Forces Imaging Tech, Vimy, France 12 July, 2003.

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    Remembering the Fallen Canadian Heroes
    Remembering the Fallen Canadian Heroes – Corporal Troy Doley and Cpl Brady Stoddart of 1 PPCLI remember a fallen comrade at a graveyard at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France during a visit to the site on their way to the 2003 Nijmegen Marches in Holland. Photo by Sgt Jerry Kean, Canadian Forces Imaging Tech, Vimy, France 12 July, 2003.
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery located on the grounds of the Vimy Memorial Park on Vimy Ridge, just outside of Neuville-St Vaast, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery located on the grounds of the Vimy Memorial Park on Vimy Ridge, just outside of Neuville-St Vaast, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
  • Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery– The Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, located on the grounds of the Vimy Memorial Park on Vimy Ridge, just outside of Neuville-St Vaast, France.(J. Stephens)

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    Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery
    Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery – The Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, located on the grounds of the Vimy Memorial Park on Vimy Ridge, just outside of Neuville-St Vaast, France.(J. Stephens)

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