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Jul 28, 2022 · Three of his brothers also enlisted: William (Royal Canadian Navy), Arthur (Canadian Expeditionary Force) and Frederick (British Army): all three survived the war. Having been a member of the Non-Permanent Active Militia for four years, David Parfitt was promoted to the rank of sergeant
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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.
He was a mill worker in Keewatin, Ontario, before enlisting in Valcartier, Quebec. Three of his brothers also enlisted: William (Royal Canadian Navy), Arthur (Canadian Expeditionary Force) and Frederick (British Army): all three survived the war.
Three of his brothers also enrolled: William (Royal Canadian Navy), Arthur (Canadian Expeditionary Force) and Frederick (British Army). All three survived. Having been a member of the Non-Permanent Active Militia for four years, Parfitt was promoted to the rank of sergeant upon enrolment.
Aug 8, 2022 · The Parfitt brothers, from left to right: Corporal Arthur Robert Parfitt 2383808, David, and Sergeant Frederick Parfitt (Source: Parfitt family) But why do Canadian cases typically take five or more years to complete, when British and Australian cases resolved in about a year and a half?
Born in London, England, in 1891 and immigrated to Canada at the age of 18, David George Parfitt was a mill worker in Keewatin, Ontario. He resided there before his enlistment in Valcartier, Quebec. Three of his brothers – William (Royal Canadian Navy), Arthur (Canadian Expeditionary Force) and Frederick (British Army) – enlisted as well.
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Jul 28, 2022 · The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces confirmed the identity of Company Sgt.-Maj. David George Parfitt on Thursday. Parfitt was one of 156 members of the 8th...
