4 January, 1915 enlists in the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
14 June, 1915 arrives in England.
13 November, 1915 at the front with the 49th Battalion, CEF.
2 May, 1916 killed in action in the Ypres Salient at Sanctuary Wood (near Zillebeke).
49th Battalion War Diaries indicate he was killed during enemy shelling of 49th Battalion positions.
Russell is buried in Maple Copse Cemetery, Belgium but Commonwealth War Graves Register indicates actual location in the cemetery is unknown.
RUSSEL WAS BORN IN VIENNA, ELGIN COUNTY ONTARIO, CANADA, AND WAS SON OF HUGH AND CORA (ROWE) BURGAR. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 19TH ALBERTA DRAGOONS, ENLISTED ON JAN 4, 1915 IN EDMONTON. HE SERVED IN THE CANADIAN INFANTRY 49 TH BATALLION, ALBERTA DIVISION AS A PRIVATE.
HE WAS MY FATHERS OLDER BROTHER, AND THEY WERE VERY CLOSE.
MY FATHER USED TO LAUGH WHEN HE SPOKE OF HOW THE BOYS USED TO LIKE TO PLAY HIDE AND SEEK IN THE COFFINS AT THEIR UNCLE HIRAMS FUNERAL HOME IN CAMROSE, ALBERTA.
HE IS INTERRED IN GRAVE J11 AT MAPLE COPSE.
HIS BROTHER LEVINGSTON PASSED AWAY IN 1925, AND THEIR PARENTS ERECTED A LARGE STONE ON HIS GRAVE, AND IT INCLUDED A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF RUSSELL.
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Service No: 432149
4 January, 1915 enlists in the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
14 June, 1915 arrives in England.
13 November, 1915 at the front with the 49th Battalion, CEF.
2 May, 1916 killed in action in the Ypres Salient at Sanctuary Wood (near Zillebeke).
49th Battalion War Diaries indicate he was killed during enemy shelling of 49th Battalion positions.
Russell is buried in Maple Copse Cemetery, Belgium but Commonwealth War Graves Register indicates actual location in the cemetery is unknown.
RUSSEL WAS BORN IN VIENNA, ELGIN COUNTY ONTARIO, CANADA, AND WAS SON OF HUGH AND CORA (ROWE) BURGAR. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 19TH ALBERTA DRAGOONS, ENLISTED ON JAN 4, 1915 IN EDMONTON. HE SERVED IN THE CANADIAN INFANTRY 49 TH BATALLION, ALBERTA DIVISION AS A PRIVATE.
HE WAS MY FATHERS OLDER BROTHER, AND THEY WERE VERY CLOSE.
MY FATHER USED TO LAUGH WHEN HE SPOKE OF HOW THE BOYS USED TO LIKE TO PLAY HIDE AND SEEK IN THE COFFINS AT THEIR UNCLE HIRAMS FUNERAL HOME IN CAMROSE, ALBERTA.
HE IS INTERRED IN GRAVE J11 AT MAPLE COPSE.
HIS BROTHER LEVINGSTON PASSED AWAY IN 1925, AND THEIR PARENTS ERECTED A LARGE STONE ON HIS GRAVE, AND IT INCLUDED A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF RUSSELL.
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Service No: 432149
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