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Evelyn Verrall McKay

In memory of:

Nursing Sister Evelyn Verrall McKay

November 4, 1918

Military Service

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Division:

3rd Canadian General Hospital

Additional Information

Born:

November 24, 1892
Galt, Ontario

Enlistment:

November 6, 1916
London, Ontario

Daughter of Mark S. and Sarah M. McKay, of Galt, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 459 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VII. C. 26.

Location:

TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY is situated on the northern outskirts of Boulogne. From Calais follow the A16 to Boulogne and come off at Junction 3 and follow the D96E for Wimereux Sud. Continue on this road for approximately 1 kilometre when the TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY will be found on the left hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Evelyn Verrall McKay– © IWM (WWC H22-32)

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    Photo of Evelyn Verrall McKay – © IWM (WWC H22-32)
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of EVELYN VERRALL MCKAY– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of EVELYN VERRALL MCKAY – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Nursing Sister Evelyn Verrall McKay Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group (CEFRG) 15 April 2016 https://cefrg.ca/

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    Grave marker – Nursing Sister Evelyn Verrall McKay Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group (CEFRG) 15 April 2016 https://cefrg.ca/
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  • Galt War Memorial– The Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial, Queen's Square, Cambridge, Ontario. Circa 1930. Frances Loring and William Lyon Somerville. Inscribed:"TO THEM ALL HONOUR / GUARD YE THEIR VICTORY / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / 1950-1953."

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    Galt War Memorial
    Galt War Memorial – The Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial, Queen's Square, Cambridge, Ontario. Circa 1930. Frances Loring and William Lyon Somerville. Inscribed:"TO THEM ALL HONOUR / GUARD YE THEIR VICTORY / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / 1950-1953."
  • Close-up of Galt War Memorial– Detail of the Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial.

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    Close-up of Galt War Memorial – Detail of the Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial.
  • Photo of Evelyn Verrall McKay– In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of Evelyn Verrall McKay
    Photo of Evelyn Verrall McKay – In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Waterloo Memorial Booklet– In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Waterloo Memorial Booklet
    Waterloo Memorial Booklet – In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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  • Photo of Evelyn Verrall McKay– Photo taken at Army Medical Corps commissioning.

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    Photo of Evelyn Verrall McKay – Photo taken at Army Medical Corps commissioning.

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