Sergeant Roy Leonard Brinton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Brinton,
Roy Leonard
Date of birth: 1885-05-30
Place of birth: Bear River Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Mrs Jennie Brinton (wife), Bear River, Nova Scotia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): stevedore
Address:
Bear River, Nova Scotia
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1918-08-10
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Fouquescourt British Cemetery, II. A. I.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 223011
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(85th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Sergeant, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-04-03 ?
- Corporal, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-10-30 to 1918-04-03
- Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-09-28 to 1917-10-30
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Amiens
Commemoration location: Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River NS, family plot
Awards
Croix de Guerre (France) (Passchendaele)
Date of award: 1917-10-30
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 616425
LAC ID:
64443
Service file: B1073-S029
Uploader's Notes:
Croix de Guerre (France).
Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 85th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: [Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion Croix de Guerre (France) Passchendaele ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-10-10