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- CSM Parfitt is one of the 156 members of the 8th Battalion killed in action on 26 September 1916. He is the only Canadian company sergeant-major to have died on that date in France, a detail that greatly contributed to the identification of his grave.
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Company Sergeant-Major Parfitt lost his life leading a platoon from D Company of the 8th Infantry Battalion in the attack that day. Although his body was later found and buried in Regina Trench British Military Cemetery, there was insufficient evidence of his identity for the grave to be named.
Aug 8, 2022 · The identity of a previously unknown Canadian soldier of the First World War in CWGC Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France, is now confirmed as Company Sergeant-Major David George Parfitt. Photos courtesy Canadian Armed Forces.
CSM Parfitt is one of the 156 members of the 8th Battalion killed in action on 26 September 1916. He is the only Canadian company sergeant-major to have died on that date in France, a detail that greatly contributed to the identification of his grave.
Aug 8, 2022 · Simply put, the remains could not possibility be any other than CSM David George Parfitt. He is the only Canadian company sergeant-major to have died on that date in France, a detail that greatly contributed to the identification of his grave.
Aug 8, 2022 · CWGC May 2019 report received from the late Richard Laughton and Chris Wright suggesting grave of Company Sgt Major David Parfitt at Regina Trench Cemetery could be identified. https://cefrg.ca/blog/company-sgt-major-david-parfitt/ The Canadian Armed Forces have recently confirmed the grave in qu...
It is suggested that a new headstone is required for Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt to denote that the remains in Plot 7 Row G Grave 16 are those of Company Sergeant Major David George Parfitt of the 8th Bn. Canadian Infantry, killed in action on September 26, 1916.
Company Sergeant Major David George Parfitt of the 8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. The findings are based on the following: 1. The “Circumstance of Death” file for CSM Parfitt reports that on or since 26 September 1916 he was previously reported missing, believed killed and now for official purposes presumed to have died (Attachment #1). 2.
