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Forbes Elliott Defriez

In memory of:

Bombardier Forbes Elliott Defriez

December 5, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

42475

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

3rd Bde.

Citation(s):

Military Medal

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Defriez, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 76 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

VIII. D. 20.

Location:

Warloy-Baillon is a village about 21 kilometres north-east of Amiens and 10 kilometres west of Albert. The WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the east side of the village and the EXTENSION is on the eastern side of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of FORBES ELLIOTT DEFRIEZ– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of FORBES ELLIOTT DEFRIEZ – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 425 of 1036.

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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: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 425 of 1036.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Fredericton (New Brunswick) Daily Gleaner c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Fredericton (New Brunswick) Daily Gleaner c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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