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Son of John and Mary Jane Mooney, of Alliston, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Wesley Irving Mooney
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Irving Mooney
Photo courtesy of Gary Nelson
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Irving Mooney
Central Methodist (United) Church, Calgary, Alberta. The Memorial Tablet has the following dedication: IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR. The Memorial Tablet was unveiled on Sunday, July 1st, 1923.
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Private Wesley Irving Mooney
Detail of World War One Memorial Tablet at Central Methodist (United) Church in Calgary. There are 204 names in total listed. The central section lists 36 names on the Roll of Honour while the two outside sections list the men who served and survived the war.
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Private Wesley Irving Mooney
Private Wesley Irving Mooney, born August 7, 1889, Essa Township, Simcoe County, Ontario. Died October 8, 1916, Battle of Somme, France WW1. Parents John and Mary Jane Mooney. Member of the 31st Battalion. Buried in Contay British Cemetery, France
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Photo courtesy of Gary Nelson
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Central Methodist (United) Church, Calgary, Alberta. The Memorial Tablet has the following dedication: IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR. The Memorial Tablet was unveiled on Sunday, July 1st, 1923.
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Detail of World War One Memorial Tablet at Central Methodist (United) Church in Calgary. There are 204 names in total listed. The central section lists 36 names on the Roll of Honour while the two outside sections list the men who served and survived the war.
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Private Wesley Irving Mooney, born August 7, 1889, Essa Township, Simcoe County, Ontario. Died October 8, 1916, Battle of Somme, France WW1. Parents John and Mary Jane Mooney. Member of the 31st Battalion. Buried in Contay British Cemetery, France
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 137 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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