Lieutenant Ross Dickinson Briscoe
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Briscoe,
Ross Dickinson
Date of birth: 1891-06-20
Place of birth: Dunnville Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Reuben A. Briscoe; father; Galt, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bank Clerk
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1915-01-06
Cause of death:
Accident
Buried:
Bulford Church Cemetery, I. 2. 3.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(9th Battalion)
Rank detail
Lieutenant, 9th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 405217
LAC ID:
64509
Service file: B1074-S028
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Mr. R. A. Briscoe, of Galt, Ontario. Had served for 4 years with the Galt Cadet Corps and then 3 years with the 29th Regiment, Canadian Militia. Details from Ted Wigney's "The C.E.F. Roll of Honour" - Mentioned in the Canadian Bank of Commerce Memorial Book.
Killed accidentally, gunshot wound during target practice, Salisbury Plain.
Uploader's Research notes: Toronto Globe, 8 January 1915. [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 9th Battalion B Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-04