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Son of Mrs Elizabeth Crawford, of 115, Albert Street West, Sault Ste, Marie, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Jack McKague
Digital gallery of
Private Jack McKague
Clipping from the Toronto Star for 2 April 1917.
Digital gallery of
Private Jack McKague
Cap Badge 37th Bn CEF. Private McKague was originally a member of the 37th Bn before he was transferred to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Private Jack McKague
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Private Jack McKague
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Private Jack McKague
Photo by BGen (ret'd) G. Young, submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Private Jack McKague
Photograph of a carving of a celtic Cross made by men of the 15th Battalion to in the tunnel called Maison Blanche near Vimy ridge and discovered during its exploration by the Durand Group. It was made by members of the 15th Battalion who occupied the tunnel in March 1917 to commemorate three men of their Battalion - one of whom was Jack McKague - who were killed on 12 March 1917 as they moved forward to occupy the tunnel. The names are inscribed on the Cross
Photo provided by The Durand Group and submitted by BGen G Young of the 15th Battalion Memorial Project.
Digital gallery of
Private Jack McKague
Scan extract from the Regimental History of the 48th Highlanders of Canada that describes the actions of the 15th Battalion on 12 March 1917 when they suffered three men killed while moving forward to occupy a tunnel complex near Vimy Ridge. One of those three men was Pte Jack McKague.
Photo provided by The Durand Group and submitted by BGen G Young of the 15th Battalion Memorial Project.
Digital gallery of
Private Jack McKague
Scan extract from the War Diary of the 15th Battalion that describes the actions of the 15th Battalion on 12 March 1917 when they suffered eight casualties while moving forward to occupy a tunnel complex near Vimy Ridge. One of those eight men was Jack Mckague.
Submitted by BGen G Young of the 15th Battalion Memorial Project.
Digital gallery of
Private Jack McKague
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Jack McKague
Entrance - Villers Station Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Jack McKague
Villers Station Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Clipping from the Toronto Star for 2 April 1917.
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Cap Badge 37th Bn CEF. Private McKague was originally a member of the 37th Bn before he was transferred to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Photo by BGen (ret'd) G. Young, submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Photograph of a carving of a celtic Cross made by men of the 15th Battalion to in the tunnel called Maison Blanche near Vimy ridge and discovered during its exploration by the Durand Group. It was made by members of the 15th Battalion who occupied the tunnel in March 1917 to commemorate three men of their Battalion - one of whom was Jack McKague - who were killed on 12 March 1917 as they moved forward to occupy the tunnel. The names are inscribed on the Cross Photo provided by The Durand Group and submitted by BGen G Young of the 15th Battalion Memorial Project.
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Scan extract from the Regimental History of the 48th Highlanders of Canada that describes the actions of the 15th Battalion on 12 March 1917 when they suffered three men killed while moving forward to occupy a tunnel complex near Vimy Ridge. One of those three men was Pte Jack McKague. Photo provided by The Durand Group and submitted by BGen G Young of the 15th Battalion Memorial Project.
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Scan extract from the War Diary of the 15th Battalion that describes the actions of the 15th Battalion on 12 March 1917 when they suffered eight casualties while moving forward to occupy a tunnel complex near Vimy Ridge. One of those eight men was Jack Mckague. Submitted by BGen G Young of the 15th Battalion Memorial Project.
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Entrance - Villers Station Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Villers Station Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Page 284 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VILLERS STATION CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Villers-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 11 kilometres north-west of Arras. The VILLERS STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-west of the village.
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