Private Alfred Briscoe

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Briscoe, Alfred

Date of birth: 1877-08-12

Place of birth: Yorkshire England

Name of next of kin: Elizabeth Briscoe

Relationship of next of kin: Wife

Address of next of kin: 12 Brandon Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Marital status: married

Occupation (attested): Stationary Engineer

Occupation (normalized): Labourer

Address: 12 Brandon Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Height: 71 inches

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1917-04-12

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, VIII. C. 4.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 681333

Highest Rank: Private (58th Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-11-28 to 1917-04-12

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed:

KIA at La Folie Wood

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 80451

LAC ID: 64488

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B1074-S002

Uploader's Notes:

See the record for Ernest Fielder which includes a photo and article that mentions Pte. A. Briscoe. It appears that Fielder was Briscoe's stepson.

According to a newspaper article dated May 1st, 1917 (see his Virtual Memorial record for the original), Briscoe had been an employee at the Canada Foundry in Toronto. He had gone overseas with two sons. Both sons were wounded. Briscoe also had four brothers serving in France.

Briscoe had formerly served with the Liverpool police in England for 15 years prior to his immgration to Canada.

Uploader's Research notes:

Son of Christopher Ellershaw Briscoe and Sarah Ann Briscoe (nee Brayshaw); younger brother of Gamaliel Briscoe (Service No. 1037961) and older brother of Frederick Henry Briscoe (Service No. 1037965); husband of Elizabeth Gill Briscoe (nee Gill) married August 15, 1911

170th Battalion Nominal Roll

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2022-05-17