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Military service
Service number:
77482
Age:
25
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
June 10, 1891
Death:
June 27, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VI. F. 6.
Additional information
Son of Alexander and Marion Waddell, of Orphan: Homes, Bridge of Weir, Scotland. Native of Greenock, Scotland.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Alexander James Waddell
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War Memorial
Kamloops Cenotaph, Memorial Park, Battle Street and 2nd Avenue, Kamloops, British Columbia. Includes honour roll tablets listing 189 names for World War I and 92 names for World War II. Unveiled on May 24th, 1925. Inscribed: C.E.F. - NOR TIME NOR TIDE CAN EVER EFFACE THE MEMORY OF OUR GLORIOUS DEAD. -
Cap Badge
Cap badge of the Bn which he originally joined before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Photo BGen Young 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Grave marker
Gravemarker. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team DILEAS GU BRATH -
Cap Badge
15th Bn cap badge. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder Patch
1st Division, 3rd Brigade shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Grave marker
The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010) -
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground
The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Inscription
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Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Grave Marker
Grave marker ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander James Waddell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander James Waddell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander James Waddell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander James Waddell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander James Waddell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander James Waddell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander James Waddell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander James Waddell
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander James Waddell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 177 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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