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Military service
Age:
28
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Division:
116TH Bn.
Death:
April 2, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. C. 3.
Additional information
Son of the late Armon and Eliza Ann Soper, of Port Perry, Ontario; husband of Alma P. Soper (nee Nutting), of Uxbridge, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Russell Wright Soper
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Group Photo
Group Photograph of the Officers of the 116th (Ontario County) Battalion. Published prominently in the Toronto Star on January 5th, 1918. -
Honour Roll
"University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921. -
Photo of Russell Wright Soper
Torontonensis 1913 (University of Toronto Year Book), pg. 161. -
Photo of Russell Soper
From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me. -
Photo of Russell Wright Soper
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
The 116th Battalion
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Memorial
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Memorial
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 504 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.
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