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Record #22646
Name :
: Samuel George BRIGDEN (1901 - 1916)
  aka : Private Brigden


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 8 Nov 1901 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 6 Aug 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Halifax
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Jun 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Samuel George Brigden.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Samuel George Brigden
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1900
Registration District: Halifax
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 9a
Page: 422

Surname: BRIGDEN
Given Name: Samuel
Age: 11
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1912
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1912-06-14
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1912-06-23
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: 181 boys
Notes: The child's surname was illegible or difficult to decipher
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4787
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation paper signed 29 Nov 1915 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Samuel Brigden was born in Liverpool, England on 8 Nov 1897. Next of Kin was listed as his brother, John Brigden in Brantford Ontario (John had signed up for the War previously on 15 Nov 1915). Occupation is Farming. 5'4" tall, brown hair and eyes. Religion is noted as Presbyterian.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial
SAMUEL GEORGE BRIGDEN who died on August 6, 1916
Military Service:
Service Number: 124527
Age: 17
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division: 24th Bn.
Additional Information:
Son of John Thomas and Catherine Brigden, of 34, Post Office Buildings, Triangle, Halifax, England.

Commonweath War Graves Commission
BRIGDEN, SAMUEL GEORGE
Rank: Private
Service No: 124527
Date of Death: 06/08/1916
Age: 17
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry 24th Bn.
Grave Reference: I. E. 21.
Cemetery: RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of John Thomas and Catherine Brigden, of 34, Post Office Buildings, Triangle, Halifax, England.

Canada War Graves Registers
Name: Samuel Brigden
Death Date: 6 Aug 1916
Rank: Private
Unit: 24th Battalion
Service Number: 124527
Cemetery: Reninghe 1st New Military Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Belgium
Burial Place: Belgium
H.Q. File No.: 649-B-5103
Circumstances of Casualty: "Died of Wounds". This soldier while on a working party in a communication trench, was seriously wounded by enemy shell fire. He was immediately attended to, and carried down to the regimental aid post, where he succumbed to his wounds shortly after reaching there.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12728473 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-01 12:24:06 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-01 12:24:49 /

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3030 ABBOTT, Ellen1893ENG,     Aug 1906 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3040 ABBOTT, James1893IRL,    , Carlew May 1906 : Tunisian CAN Smyly Homes of Dublin  
3060 ABBOTT, Lilian1903ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3049 ABBOTT, Penelope1901ENG, KEN, Sidcup Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3063 ABEL, Albert Edward G.1901ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3067 ABEL, Frederick1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3064 ABEL, Queenie Victoria1900ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5599 ABERNETHY, Henry1897ENG, CUL, Whitehaven Aug 1914 : Tunisian CAN Sailing Alone  
3101 ABRAMS, Ada1894ENG, ESS, West Ham May 1912 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
6354 ABREY, William Roger1901ENG,    , Croydon Aug 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3130 ACKERS, Frederick1893ENG,     Mar 1911 : Tunisian CAN Labourers & Domestics  
6859 ADAMS, George1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
8886 ADAMS, Henry1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9229 ADAMS, Maud1885ENG, LND, Kingsland Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
15500 ADAMS, Reuben Stanley1893ENG,     May 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
20734 ADAMS, William1893ENG,     Aug 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
22562 ADAMS, William1895ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23862 AGAR, Horace1888ENG,     Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
4319 AIKEN, William1891ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
22143 AIKIN, David1892IRL, ANT, Belfast Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6550 AINGER, Florence1886ENG, WOR Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6477 AINGER, Pollie1889ENG, WOR Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23743 AINSWORTH, Muriel1889ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
2852 AIRD, Arthur1895ENG, LAN Apr 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17056 AITKIN, David1892ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
17057 AITKIN, William1891ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5391 AKERMAN, Martha Rosina1891ENG, MDX, St. Giles Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9843 ALBON, Frank Baldwin1889ENG, MDX, Staines Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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