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Persoonsgegevens

• Naam SHIPTON
• Initialen B
• Voornaam BERNARD
• Laatste verblijfplaats Victoria, British Columbia
• Gezin Son of George Walter and Eleanor Shipton, of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
• Extra info Husband of Olive Shipton, of Mount Crown Apartments, North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Militaire dienst

• Rang Lieutenant
• Medailles M C, M M
• Militaire eenheid 2nd Bn. Canadian Mounted Rifles
• Onderdeel - Brigade 8th Brigade
• Leger - Korps - Divisie 3rd Canadian Division
• Strijdkracht C.E.F.
• Overige gegevens i.v.m. militaire loopbaan Came overseas with the 2nd C.M.R. as a ranker; Military Medal in June 1916 and commissioned;
  
  M C ' For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to
  duty. He was in charge of a party of men
  detailed for stretcher-bearer work. He
  organised his squads, and, regardless of
  danger, went forward locating and dressing
  the wounded under fire. Later, .he guided
  his squads to these wounded cases, and
  evacuated them to the rear. He carried
  back himself a wounded man whom he had
  found close to an enemy "pill-box"' (LG 23/04/1918)

Overlijden

• Aard verwonding Died of shell wounds to both legs, n°17 CCS
• Overleden op 2 November 1917
• Leeftijd overlijden 32
• Plaats van het graf Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXI - FF - 9

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