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Sapper Henry Edgar ’Harry’ Silsbury

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1874-09-06
Place of birth: Ventnor Isle of Wight England
Next of kin: Laura Silbury, wife. 69 Queen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Painter
Address: 69 Queen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Religion: Baptist
Date of death: 1917-07-08
Cause of death: Died of illness
Buried: Fort Massey Cemetery (Halifax), N.S. S. E. G. 209.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 506061
Highest Rank: Sapper
Rank detail
  1. Sapper (Army). 1917-01-17 to 1917-07-08
  2. Sapper (Army). 1916-10-01 to 1917-01-17
Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 2755186
LAC ID: 228823
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8901-S039
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Henry E. Silsbury; husband of Laura Silsbury of 168 Queen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Died of tuberculosis

Uploader's Research notes: [Sapper Army Canadian Engineers Canadian Engineers Training Depot Sapper Army Canadian Engineers Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-04-30
Last modified: 2020-12-11