War diary for 7th Battalion CEF.

[liverpool annie]

Remembered with honour

Name -   Phillips Percy James
Initials -   P J
Nationality -   Canadian
Rank -   Private
Regiment/Service -   Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Unit Text -   7th Bn.
Age -   26
Date of Death -   05/05/1916
Service No -   A/28693
Additional information -   Son of Henry Richard and Mary Hannah Phillips, of 37, Rodney Rd., Great Yarmouth, England.
Casualty Type -   Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference -   II. D. 4.
Cemetery: - CHESTER FARM CEMETERY

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[liverpool annie]

Remembered with honour

Name -   Whitaker
Initials -   W E
Nationality -   Canadian
Rank -   Private
Regiment/Service -   Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Unit Text -   7th Bn.
Date of Death -   05/05/1916
Service No -   16947
Casualty Type -   Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference -   II. D. 1.
Cemetery - CHESTER FARM CEMETERY

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[liverpool annie]

Remembered with honour

Name -   Hughes  William Bearney
Initials -   W B
Nationality -   Canadian
Rank -   Private
Regiment/Service -   Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Unit Text -   7th Bn.
Age -   38
Date of Death -   05/05/1916
Service No -   428179
Additional information -   (served as BEARNEY). Son of Philip and Catherine Hughes, of Bedford Station, Prince Edward Island.
Casualty Type -   Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference -   II. D. 3.
Cemetery -   CHESTER FARM CEMETERY

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[Lydart]

Thanks Annie ... I'm sure my friend 'Pyewacket' will be pleased that she has had such a response already !   She lives about 2 miles from me, and I got her RootsChatting !

[KarenM]

Hi Pyewacket,

Have you ordered Osmond's full military file?  They have quite a bit of information and contain the soldiers movements during the war.

Karen

[Lydart]

Hi Karen ...

(I don't want to speak for my friend, but I'm not sure if she knows how to get such a thing ... nor do I    )

[KarenM]

Hi Lydart

Here is the link on how to order a complete military file.   They can have alot of information in them.  It usually takes about a month to receive them, once you have sent your information to Library and Archives Canada.

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-130-e.html?PHPSESSID=108avv5l1454c1e5u31kkm2vv1#g


Karen

[Lydart]

Thanks Karen ...


I'll phone her ... you'll see if she re=appears, I'm sure !

[Tabbitha]

Really glad you have managed to get so much ionfo for your friend.Its certainly poignant as annie said looking at old photos.I was looking at some today of where my aunt used to work in one of the Manchester textile mills.it was a really strange feeling in my stomach looking at the buildings I had forgotten I once knew so well.

I hope your friend decides to carry on searching and posting here