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2LT Charles Etienne De Berigny

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2LT Charles Etienne De Berigny Veteran

Birth
Kobe, Kōbe-shi, Hyōgo, Japan
Death
29 Apr 1917 (aged 19)
France
Burial
Bruay-la-Buissiere, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
F. 34.
Memorial ID
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2nd Lieutenant 45th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action. Known to have dogfighted with Baron Richthofen in the month prior to his death.

Son of Victor Francis Thiennette de Berigny and Mary Elizabeth Dithlefsen-de Berigny. His parents separated in 1901 or 1908 (reports vary) and his mother left Japan. He was raised by his aunt, Marie Nattalie de Berigny.

Included in "The Glorious Dead" Memorial, Kobe Foreigners Cemetery, Japan; and at the Gaijin Bochi in Motomachi, Yokohama, Japan.
2nd Lieutenant 45th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action. Known to have dogfighted with Baron Richthofen in the month prior to his death.

Son of Victor Francis Thiennette de Berigny and Mary Elizabeth Dithlefsen-de Berigny. His parents separated in 1901 or 1908 (reports vary) and his mother left Japan. He was raised by his aunt, Marie Nattalie de Berigny.

Included in "The Glorious Dead" Memorial, Kobe Foreigners Cemetery, Japan; and at the Gaijin Bochi in Motomachi, Yokohama, Japan.

Gravesite Details

His handwritten "E" was interpreted as an "S". This error is repeated through his military record.



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  • Maintained by: bluegums
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56402227/charles_etienne-de_berigny: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Charles Etienne De Berigny (15 Mar 1898–29 Apr 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56402227, citing Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension, Bruay-la-Buissiere, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by bluegums (contributor 51625681).