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Francis Joseph Gilday (Denton)

In memory of:

Private Francis Joseph Gilday (Denton)

September 1, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

1045800

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

15th Bn.

Additional Information

Enlistment:

March 16, 1917
Winsor, Ontario

Son of Felix and Margaret Gilday, of New York, U.S.A. Enlisted under the name of William Bernard DENTON. He is commemorated on page 396 under this name.

Commemorated on Page 414 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LIGNY-ST. FLOCHEL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. C. 25.

Location:

Ligny-St.Flochel is a village about 6.5 kilometres east of St.Pol on the main road to Arras. The distance from Ligny-St. Flochel to Arras is approximately 24 kilometres. The Ligny-St.Flochel British Cemetery is situated to the south of the village on the east side of the road to the village of Averdoingt.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Badge– Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Badge – Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Shoulder patch– Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Shoulder patch
    Shoulder patch – Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Badge– Cap Badge 241st Bn (Scottish Borderers). Private Gilday was originally a member of the 241st Bn before he was transferred to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Badge
    Badge – Cap Badge 241st Bn (Scottish Borderers). Private Gilday was originally a member of the 241st Bn before he was transferred to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Memorial– The 15th Batallion memorial at Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, France on the site of the wooded hill known during the war as “The Crow’s Nest”. The 15th Battalion assaulted and captured the Crow’s Nest on 1 Sept 1918 in the opening phase of the Canadian attack on the Drocourt-Queant Line. The memorial was dedicated on 26 April 2010 to those of the 15th Battalion who fell here and in the breakthrough of the D-Q line in early September 1918. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Memorial
    Memorial – The 15th Batallion memorial at Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, France on the site of the wooded hill known during the war as “The Crow’s Nest”. The 15th Battalion assaulted and captured the Crow’s Nest on 1 Sept 1918 in the opening phase of the Canadian attack on the Drocourt-Queant Line. The memorial was dedicated on 26 April 2010 to those of the 15th Battalion who fell here and in the breakthrough of the D-Q line in early September 1918. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Record of Service– Record of Service Card (front side).Note that Private Glenn actually served under the name William Denton. From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Record of Service
    Record of Service – Record of Service Card (front side).Note that Private Glenn actually served under the name William Denton. From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Record of Service– Record of Service Card (reverse side).Note that Private Glenn actually served under the name William Denton. From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Record of Service
    Record of Service – Record of Service Card (reverse side).Note that Private Glenn actually served under the name William Denton. From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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