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Rifleman Alfred William Elsliger

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Military service

Service number: E/30574
Age: 33
Rank: Rifleman
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Birth: March 1, 1912 Jacquet River, Glouchester, New Brunswick
Enlistment: November 5, 1940 New Brunswick
Death: October 25, 1945 West Bathurst Hospital, New Brunswick

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JACQUET RIVER (ST. GABRIEL'S) CEMETERY
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Son of William James Elsliger and Julia Florence Dempsey of Jacquet River, New Brunswick. Brother of Private Gerald J. Elsliger, who fought in Europe in World War II. He survived the conflict.

Served in New Brunswick, Quebec, Newfoundland with Force W, Hong Kong with Force C, Japan as a prisoner of war. He had 1,816 days of service, including 1,422 overseas.

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Second World War (1939 – 1945)

In the Books of Remembrance

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Page 512 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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JACQUET RIVER (ST. GABRIEL'S) CEMETERY New Brunswick, Canada

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