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Albert Edward BRIGGS
1892 - 1972 (80 years)-
Name Albert Edward BRIGGS Birth 15 Feb 1892 St Louis Ward, Montréal Centre, Quebec, Canada 
Gender Male _UID 8A58C92C1F414260AB68750868432907440D FamilySearch ID LTPH-7TB Military Between 1914 and 1918 - Personnel Records - 69045 Albert Edward Briggs Type: Military Service
Military Service Between 1914 and 1919 France - Canadian Expeditionary Force - WW1 Type: Military Service
Nationality - Canadian
Occupation Stationary Engineer Reference Number 13 Religion Roman Catholic Residence 1965 37 Warren Avenue, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada Death 19 May 1972 Hotel Dieu Hospital, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada Burial 22 May 1972 St. Michaels Cathedral, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada Person ID I13 My Genealogy Last Modified 26 Dec 2024
Father Thomas George BRIGGS, b. 31 Oct 1862, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 29 May 1925, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 62 years) Mother Sarah Anne KIRKWOOD, b. 19 Oct 1860, Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland d. Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada Marriage 19 Mar 1882 Church of St Paul, Belfast, Ireland 
Marriage Marriage Notice 19 Mar 1882 Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland - Marriage Notice Document
Family ID F14 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Annie Emma Mary DOWER, b. 4 Aug 1884, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 3 Feb 1967, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 82 years) Marriage 18 Apr 1921 St. Michaels Cathedral, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada 
Marriage Marriage License 18 Apr 1921 - #7488
Children 1. Doris Mary Alberta BRIGGS, b. 16 Jun 1921, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 2 Sep 1984, Stellarton, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 63 years)2. Katherine (Marguerite) Margaret BRIGGS, b. 1 Mar 1925, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 22 Oct 1985, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 60 years)Family ID F9 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Dec 2021
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Notes - Albert fought in two of the famous battles of WW1 at Ypres, Belgium and Somme, France. The Second Battle of Ypres was fought during the World War 1 from 22 April to 25 May 1915. It was the first major battle fought by Canadian troops in the Great War. The battle took place on the Ypres salient on the Western Front, in Belgium, outside the city of Ypres (now known by its Flemish name, Ieper). The untested Canadians distinguished themselves as a determined fighting force, resisting the horror of the first large-scale poison gas attack in modern history. Canadian troops held a strategically critical section of the frontline until reinforcements could be brought in. More than 6,500 Canadians were killed, wounded or captured in the Second Battle of Ypres.
The Battle of the Somme also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and French Third Republic against the German Empire . It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the River Somme in France. The battle was intended to hasten a victory for the Allies and was the largest battle of the First World War on the Western Front . More than three million men fought in the battle and one million men were wounded or killed, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history. He was a member of the 26th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) overseas in WW1 and served from 1914 to 1919.
He started work in Lt. Governor Snowball's mill as an apprentice engineer in 1904 when he was 12 years of age as an apprentice engineer and earned $.50 per week. After the mill closed down, he worked for W.S. Loggie Co. in Chatham and later as Chief Engineer for the Deptartment of National Defence at the Chatham airport. Albert was a Licensed Stationery Engineer.
He drove one of the first cars on the Marimichi. In retirement, Albert's favourite pastime was listening to world wide news on his shortwave radio. He also loved being with his grandchildren and telling them stories.
- Albert fought in two of the famous battles of WW1 at Ypres, Belgium and Somme, France. The Second Battle of Ypres was fought during the World War 1 from 22 April to 25 May 1915. It was the first major battle fought by Canadian troops in the Great War. The battle took place on the Ypres salient on the Western Front, in Belgium, outside the city of Ypres (now known by its Flemish name, Ieper). The untested Canadians distinguished themselves as a determined fighting force, resisting the horror of the first large-scale poison gas attack in modern history. Canadian troops held a strategically critical section of the frontline until reinforcements could be brought in. More than 6,500 Canadians were killed, wounded or captured in the Second Battle of Ypres.