L/Cpl
Harry Burgess Dickie
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 03/1/1889 |
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Place of birth: Lower Canard, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada |
General information
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Profession: Machinist |
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Religion: Baptist |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Lance Corporal |
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Service number: 67856 |
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Enlistment date: 24/11/1914 |
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Enlistment place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 25th Bn. (Nova Scotia Rifles) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 15/06/1916 |
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Place of death: Knoll Farm, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 27 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 26 - 30. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." Whilst assisting to bury a man of the 7th Battalion he was hit in the head and back by pieces of shrapnel from a high explosive shell wich exploded overhead. He died shortly afterwards without regaining consciousness.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1591750 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=f4178f51-119e-478b-928d-8076a129bb1b |