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Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Arthur McMurtry, of Montreal, Québec. Mr. Samuel McMurtry was the treasurer of the Ogilvie Flour Mills Co. Limited of Montreal. Major McMurtry attended and graduated from the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario in June 1914. At the time of enlistment, he was single and had just graduated as a student. He married Amy (née Southam) McMurtry in England during the month of September 1915. Miss Southam was the daughter of F.N. Southam of Montreal, Québec.
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Page 287 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BRUAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Pas de Calais, France
Bruay is a large village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 6 kilometres south-west of Bethune and 26 kilometres north-west of Arras.
Leave Bruay on the N.41 heading north towards Berck. Turn right where signposts indicate Lews/Calonne Riquart. After 400 metres turn right again, sign Cimetiere Ouest. Continue up the hill past the miner memorial. The cemetery is found after one kilometre on the right hand side. The Commonwealth plot is in the far right hand corner.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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