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Record #22665
Name :
: Edward Arthur BRIGNALL (1898 - 1917)
  aka : Private Brignall, Edward


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 Jan 1898

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 23 Jan 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Leeds
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 31 May 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Isabella Munro
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Edward Arthur Brignall. (Also spelled Brignell)

West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910
Name: Edward Arthur Brignall
Birth Date: 11 Jan 1898
Parish: Leeds, All Souls
Baptism Date: 7 Mar 1901
Father's Name: Edward Brignall
Mother's Name: Dorthy Lever Brignall

1901 England Census
Name: Edward Brignall
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Leeds
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street Address: 150 Woodhouse
Occupation: Out of pocket Porter on his own account
Condition as to marriage: Widowed
Registration District: Leeds
Sub-registration District: West Leeds
ED, institution, or vessel: 40
Household Schedule Number: 248
Piece: 4233
Folio: 86
Page Number: 37
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Brignall 48 (Born in Yorkshire, England)
Edward Brignall 3 (Born in Yorkshire, England)
Kate Johnson 27 (Daughter, born in Nottingham, England)

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: BRIGNELL
Given Name: Edward
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-05-21
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1908-05-31
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario
Comments: Mr. Lloyd in charge of 109 girls and 219 boys, girls to Peterborough
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-493
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1916 Assiniboia, Saskatchewan Census places Edward as a servant in the home of widow Isabella Munro.

Attestation paper signed 8 Nov 1916 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Edward Brignall born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England on 11 Jan 1898. Address at the time was 75 Bannerman Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, his trade was Farmer. Next of kin was listed as Alice Brignall (Soldier's Sister), her address was 54 Spencer Place, Roundy Road, Leeds, England. 5'5" in height, blue eyes and brown hair. Religion was stated as Church of England.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial
EDWARD BRIGNALL who died on January 23, 1917
Military Service:
Service Number: 922715
Age: 19
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division: 200th Bn.
Additional Information:
Date and Place of Birth: January 11, 1898
Son of the late Edward and Dorothy Lever Brignall, of Leeds, England.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
BRIGNALL, EDWARD
Rank: Private
Service No: 922715
Date of Death: 23/01/1917
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry 200th Bn.
Grave Reference Mil. 53
Cemetery: WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of the late Edward and Dorothy Lever Brignall, of Leeds, England.

Library and Archives Canada Blog: Confirmation that Edward Brignall died in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1917 of pneumonia.
{website}thediscoverblog.com/2012/12/06/home-children-part-ii-edward-brignall/

Find A Grave Memorial# 117938628 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-01 15:14:54 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-01 18:12:12 /

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22665 BRIGNALL, Edward Arthur1898ENG, YKS, Leeds May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos