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Benjamin Brigden

In memory of:

Private Benjamin Brigden

November 10, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

466663

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

42nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

July 14, 1897

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:

MONS (BERGEN) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

III. B. 5.

Location:

MONS(BERGEN) COMMUNAL CEMETERY is located in the north east of the town of Mons, on the Chemin de la Procession a road leading from the N56 connecting Mons to Brussels. 600 metres after the N56 leaves the R50 ring road lies the Chemin de la Procession. The MONS(BERGEN)COMMUNAL CEMETERY is located 1 km along the Chemin de la Procession on the left hand side of the road. Visitors should note that this site is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • 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 691 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 691 of 906
  • Attestation Papers– Source: Library and Archives Canada

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    Attestation Papers – Source: Library and Archives Canada
  • Attestation Papers (Reverse)– Source: Library and Archives Canada

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    Attestation Papers (Reverse) – Source: Library and Archives Canada
  • Diary– Bernard Robert Jones, Thomas Mills, Joseph Andrew Daigle, and Benjamin Brigden were killed in action at Mons on November 10, 1918. The War Diary of the 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion for November 12, 1918, describes the circumstances of their deaths and their funeral. Source: War Diary 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion. War Diaries of the First World War. Library and Archives Canada.

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    Diary – Bernard Robert Jones, Thomas Mills, Joseph Andrew Daigle, and Benjamin Brigden were killed in action at Mons on November 10, 1918. The War Diary of the 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion for November 12, 1918, describes the circumstances of their deaths and their funeral. Source: War Diary 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion. War Diaries of the First World War. Library and Archives Canada.

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