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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Archie Brien

In memory of:

Private Archie Brien

August 4, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

177584

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

87th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

March 31, 1893
Caraquet, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

November 12, 1915
Gaspe, Quebec

Son of Charles Brien; husband of Irene S. Brien (Millan), Sandy Beach Centre, Gaspé, Quebec.

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:

VILLERS STATION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IX. E. 15.

Location:

Villers-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 11 kilometres north-west of Arras. The VILLERS STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-west of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Archie Brien– Private Archie Brien. Image cropped from bigger picture including other soldiers dated May 24, 1917.
  • Photo of ARCHIE BRIEN– In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Canadian Grenadiers Guards– In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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