Joined the 125th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Brantford, Ontario, on 22 March 1916 (number 773050) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 27 or 28 March 1918 - killed in action on 22 April 1918 - buried in La Targette British Cemetery, France (grave I.J.25).
Wednesday 4 July 2007
Sergeant Harry Edward Briscoe
Born on 15 April 1888 in Dublin, Ireland - son of Arthur Henry and Margaret Briscoe, Elk Grove, California - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Hamilton, Ontario, trade as bank clerk, single, no current or previous military service, Church of England, height of 6 feet 0 inches, chest of 37.5 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair.
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Briscoe went to Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. His name is on Enniskillen War Memorial and is commemorated on window in Presbyterian Church Enniskillen.
I am researching the names on War Memorial and would love a photo of Briscoe.
Clive Johnston,Volunteer Inniskillings Regimental Museum
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