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Private Joseph William ’Joe’ Bruno

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1894-02-15
Place of birth: Widdifield Township Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Denis Bruno, father. North Bay, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: North Bay, Ontario
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1963-02-14

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 648111
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army). 1918-05-24 to 1919-04-23
  2. Private (Army). 1917-11-21 to 1918-05-24
  3. Private, 87th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-07-08 to 1917-11-21
  4. Private (Army). 1917-02-11 to 1917-07-07
  5. Private (Army). 1917-01-30 to 1917-02-09
  6. Private (Army). 1916-02-29 to 1917-01-30
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded November 13, 1917
Awards

British War Medal

Victory Medal

War Service Badge Class A

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 72157
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1209-S031
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Dieudonne 'Denis' Bruneau and Marie Louise 'Mary' Bruneau (nee Genereux, later Leroux); husband of Grace Harriett Bruno (nee Hughes) married May 27, 1918

In other research materials, there is some evidence that the correct spelling of his surname was 'Bruneau', although he signed military documents as 'Bruno'

Active Militia Unit: 97th Regiment

Uploader's Research notes: 159th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 159th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Railway Troops 4th Railway Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion B Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Quebec Regimental Depot Private Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Reserve Battalion War Service Badge Class A British War Medal Victory Medal War Service Badge Class A ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-09-15
Last modified: 2021-05-30