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Son of William and Elizabeth Western, of 6132, Brand South Block, Glendale, California, U.S.A.
Digital gallery of Gunner Gordon Richard Western
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Gunner Gordon Richard Western
Grave of 339358 Gunner Richard Gordon Western who served with the 68th Battery Canadian Field Artillery C.E.F.
Born in Portage La Prairie Manitoba on April 15th 1895. Richard enlisted into the C.E.F. at Vancouver BC on Oct. 10th 1916 listing his occupation as "Clerk" Richard died at Vancouver BC on Jan. 7th 1921 at the age of 25. He was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
Digital gallery of
Gunner Gordon Richard Western
Close up of the grave of 339358 Gunner Richard Gordon Western who served with the 68th Battery Canadian Field Artillery C.E.F.
Born in Portage La Prairie Manitoba on April 15th 1895. Richard enlisted into the C.E.F. at Vancouver BC on Oct. 10th 1916 listing his occupation as "Clerk" Richard died at Vancouver BC on Jan. 7th 1921 at the age of 25. He was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
Digital gallery of
Gunner Gordon Richard Western
Memorial cross in the section where 339358 Gunner Richard Gordon Western who served with the 68th Battery Canadian Field Artillery C.E.F. was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
Digital gallery of
Gunner Gordon Richard Western
Cemetery view of the section where 339358 Gunner Richard Gordon Western who served with the 68th Battery Canadian Field Artillery C.E.F. was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
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Grave of 339358 Gunner Richard Gordon Western who served with the 68th Battery Canadian Field Artillery C.E.F. Born in Portage La Prairie Manitoba on April 15th 1895. Richard enlisted into the C.E.F. at Vancouver BC on Oct. 10th 1916 listing his occupation as "Clerk" Richard died at Vancouver BC on Jan. 7th 1921 at the age of 25. He was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
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Close up of the grave of 339358 Gunner Richard Gordon Western who served with the 68th Battery Canadian Field Artillery C.E.F. Born in Portage La Prairie Manitoba on April 15th 1895. Richard enlisted into the C.E.F. at Vancouver BC on Oct. 10th 1916 listing his occupation as "Clerk" Richard died at Vancouver BC on Jan. 7th 1921 at the age of 25. He was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
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Memorial cross in the section where 339358 Gunner Richard Gordon Western who served with the 68th Battery Canadian Field Artillery C.E.F. was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
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Cemetery view of the section where 339358 Gunner Richard Gordon Western who served with the 68th Battery Canadian Field Artillery C.E.F. was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
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Page 560 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY British Columbia, Canada
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