The story
James J A Briggs, Trooper served with 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars, R.C.A.C., 7th Reconnaissance Regt..
Service number: 'G/27455'. Date of death: 1944-08-04. Age: 30. Country: France.
Buried at Bayeux War Cemetery, grave reference IV. B. 4..
SON OF WILLIAM AND ALICE BRIGGS; HUSBAND OF THELMA J. BRIGGS, OF PUGWASH, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA.
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