Peacefully, in his 94th year, at the Perley Rideau Veterans' Health Centre in Ottawa.
Survived by his son Gordon (Kate), Stratford, P.E.I., daughter Jane (John Sprigge), West Kirby, England and brother Boyd (Lily), and granddaughters Martha and Libby Sprigge. Predeceased by his wife Martha (Campbell), parents Archie and Florence (Bryenton), brother Donald and sister Rena.
Born and raised in New Brunswick, Burt served with the North Shore Regiment in Canada and England, and as a CANLOAN officer with the British Army's East Lancashire Regiment in NorthWest Europe, receiving the French Croix de Guerre avec etoile d'argent and mentioned in dispatches by Field-Marshall Montgomery. He went on to serve with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Korea and post-war with the Black Watch, in command and staff appointments in Canada and Germany. He was a life-long soldier and happiest in that environment and remembering and writing about his and his comrades' many exploits. On retirement from the military he served in civilian appointments at National Defence Headquarters. Following this retirement he attended Carleton University full-time until graduation at age 69, and took the opportunity to make contact with old army comrades in Britain and Canada.
A graveside service will be held at the National Military Cemetery of Beechwood Cemetery, 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa on Friday, October 9, 2015 at 1 p.m.
In Burt's memory, donations to the Perley Rideau Veterans Health Centre Foundation would be appreciated.

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