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Elmer Clark Bryson

In memory of:

Lieutenant Elmer Clark Bryson

October 8, 1916

Military Service

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

13th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of McCully and Lida Bryson, of Hilden, Nova Scotia. Enlisted August, 1914. Brother of Lyle Whidden Bryson who went missing in action on April 9, 1917 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment).

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:

ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

III. G. 34.

Location:

Miraumont is a village about 14.5 kilometres north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 kilometres south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Elmer Clarke Bryson– Lt. Elmer Clarke Bryson of Hilden, Nova Scotia, enlisted in the Canadian Army, 13th Battalion on August, 1914. Elmer was killed in action at Courcelette, France on October 8, 1916 at the age of 23 years. His remains are buried in France.

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    Photo of Elmer Clarke Bryson
    Photo of Elmer Clarke Bryson – Lt. Elmer Clarke Bryson of Hilden, Nova Scotia, enlisted in the Canadian Army, 13th Battalion on August, 1914. Elmer was killed in action at Courcelette, France on October 8, 1916 at the age of 23 years. His remains are buried in France.
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brubacher to Bunyan. Mircoform Sequence 15; Volume Number 31829_B016724; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 159 Page 217 of 668

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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: Brubacher to Bunyan. Mircoform Sequence 15; Volume Number 31829_B016724; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 159 Page 217 of 668
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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