Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C. capbadge
Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Canadian Army
4th Canadian Armoured Division
ForceArmy, Infantry | 4th Canadian Armoured Division
Service NumberB/144703 (No. 2 District Depot, Toronto)
RankPrivate
Engagement1943-03-24 | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
T.O.S. this Regiment1944-06-03
Overseas1944-04-28 | United Kingdom
Disembarked1944-07-25 | France
Date of Death1944-09-11 | Belgium
DiedWounded on August 2, 1944 (France)
Taken on Strength LWR on August 29, 1944 (France)
Killed in action (Belgium)
RecordsStudy the full service records
Birthdate1925-02-12
BirthplaceHagersville, Ontario, Canada
Age19
ParentsSon of Austin and Bessie BRANT
1 Brother in the Army. Private Robert C. Brant B/144707 served overseas with the Royal Regiment of Canada (2nd Canadian Infantry Division.)
ReligionMethodist
OccupationStudent
BRANT, JACOB SHELBY - Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Plot 10 | Row A | Grave 3

" GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS "

Medals
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
War Diary
War Diary Lincoln and Welland Regiment September 11, 1944
Adopted Grave
Unknown
Temporary Burial
Temporary burial Moerbrugge, Belgium
Coordinates Temporary Burial
51.173185561784,3.2616395933755
Photos
Credits

Portrait: Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

Info from War Diary and Service Records: LAC (Library Archive Canada).

Photos: Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

Photographs Regimental and Division patch: JM-Militaria.

Photograph headstone: Michael van de Velde.

Adegem Canadian War Cemetery