Warrant Officer II Alexander Picton Brereton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Brereton,
Alexander Picton
Date of birth: 1892-11-13
Place of birth: Oak River Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Oak River, Manitoba Claude Brereton, Father
Marital status: single
Language: English
Occupation (attested): Barber
Occupation (normalized): Barber Hairdresser
Address:
378 Ross Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1976-01-10
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 830651
Highest Rank:
Warrant Officer II
(8th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Warrant Officer II, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Corporal, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Commemoration location: Elnora Legion, Elnora, Alberta
Awards
Victoria Cross (Amiens, France, 1918)
Notes: Medals are displayed at Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum in London
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
62814
Service file: B1044-S033
Uploader's Research notes: [Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion Company Quarter Master Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion Victoria Cross Amiens, France, 1918 ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-05