Circumstances of Casualty: Died of Wounds. Whilst advancing with his Section towards the enemy’s first line trenches on the Arras front, he was hit in the stomach by enemy machine gun bullets. His wounds were attended to, and he was taken to No. 33 Casualty Clearing Station where he succumbed later.

BX September 21, 1918

Private Cecil George Fields Died of Wounds

Official word was received yesterday that Pte. Cecil George Fields had died of gunshot wounds in the abdomen on September 2. He enlisted with the 215th Battalion and went to France with the 54th Battalion. His parents reside in South Dumfries.

BX October 19, 1918

Another of the brave lads of the 215th Brant Battalion to give up his life in the Empire’s cause is Private Cecil George Fields of St. George.

Word was received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Fields that their son had died from a gunshot wound in the abdomen, on Sept. 2, in No. 33 Casualty clearing station. Deceased went over to France about April 20 with a draft for the 54th Battalion. The late Private Fields was a member of St. George Methodist Church, very well known in the section and held in high esteem by all who knew him. He leaves to mourn his loss, besides mother and father, two sisters and one brother, Bert at home, Mrs. Lloyd Taylor of Lynden and Mrs. Fred McIntyre of Brantford, to whom the sympathy of the community will be extended in their bereavement.

BX September 21, 1918

Details of Death of Brant Hero – Private Cecil George Fields of St. George Fell in Bitter Fighting

Mrs. Gilbert Fields, St. George, received the following letter from John L. McInnis, chaplain 54th Battalion stating the particulars of the death of her son, Private Cecil George Fields, who died of wounds on Sept. 2.

Somewhere in France

Dear Mrs. Fields,

As the chaplain of the battalion of which your son was a brave and loved member, I beg to offer my deepest sympathy to you and yours in your great loss.
    
The attack in which he was among the first to lead over the top was one of the most bitterly opposed in the experience of our troops. That we won such a splendid victory is due to the courage of lads like him, who feared failure more than death. He was severely wounded and received skilled attention, was removed to the field ambulance and evacuated to No. 33 Casualty Clearing Station. Any personal effects collected will be forwarded to you through the records office.

You have already had many an anxious hour, but it is hard to walk through the Valley of the Shadow. May God comfort you with an abiding sense of His near presence and His sustaining grace. May you have the sympathy of Him who suffered all things for the good of men, and at its height remembered His own mother. And may the twin stars of Faith and Duty guide you through this darkness.

His commanding officer unites with me in paying tribute to a brave soldier, who always showed splendid devotion to this duty to the end.

Yours in deepest sympathy,

John L. McInnes (Capt.)
Chaplain, 54th Battalion