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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Ernest Buck

In memory of:

Bombardier Ernest Buck

October 28, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

315922

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

3rd Bde.

Additional Information

Born:

June 8, 1894

Son of James and Ellen Buck, of 17, New St., Toronto.

Commemorated on Page 209 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DIVISIONAL CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

K. 13.

Location:

DIVISIONAL CEMETERY Dickebusch Road is located 2 Km west of Ieper town centre. From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg(N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then straight over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. 1 Km along the Poperingseweg lies the left hand turning onto Omloopstraat. The cemetery itself is located 100 metres along the Omloopstraat on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Sons of England War Memorial– Designed by Charles Adamson in bronze and granite, the Sons of England war memorial is located on University Avenue at Elm Street in Toronto. The inscription on this 1923 Memorial reads: ¿ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF TORONTO DISTRICTS SONS OF ENGLAND BENEFIT SOCIETY IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR¿.

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    Sons of England War Memorial
    Sons of England War Memorial – Designed by Charles Adamson in bronze and granite, the Sons of England war memorial is located on University Avenue at Elm Street in Toronto. The inscription on this 1923 Memorial reads: ¿ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF TORONTO DISTRICTS SONS OF ENGLAND BENEFIT SOCIETY IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR¿.
  • Close up of Sons of England War Memorial– Ernest Buck's name is included on the SOE War Memorial.

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    Close up of Sons of England War Memorial
    Close up of Sons of England War Memorial – Ernest Buck's name is included on the SOE War Memorial.
  • Grave Marker– Bombardier Ernest Buck's name was included on the Buck family monument located in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario. Photo taken in 2003.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Bombardier Ernest Buck's name was included on the Buck family monument located in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario. Photo taken in 2003.
  • Inscription.

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    Inscription.
    Inscription.

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