Eric was the eldest son of Merrill Desbrisay & Elizabeth Davidson.
He served with the RFC, 2nd division as Sapper (Observer) with the Canadian Signal Corps.
Sources
"Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVN-T4C : 18 March 2018), Merrill E Desbrisay in household of Elisabeth Desbrisay, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 23, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-MG1V : 16 March 2018), Eric Merrill Des Briggs, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-B5N9 : 11 July 2016), Eric Merril Des Brisay, 1916; Burial, Souchez, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery; citing record ID 55917965, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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