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Military service
Service number:
2378702
Age:
22
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
"C" Coy. 8th Bn.
Enlistment:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
August 9, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
D. 19.
Additional information
Son of Denis M. and Jane Macartney Christy, of 8, Bath Terrace, Portrush, Ireland.
Digital gallery of Private George Christy
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Memorial Plaque
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CHILD TO CLAYTON. Microform Sequence 20; Volume Number 31829_B016729. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 164. Page 287 of 1068.
MANITOBA CEMETERY, CAIX Somme, France
Caix is a village 24 kilometres east of Amiens, between the road to St Quentin and Roye. The Manitoba Cemetery is situated between the village of Caix and Beaufort.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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