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Military service
Service number:
442634
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
7th Bn.
Birth:
Montreal, Québec
Enlistment:
Fernie, British Columbia
Death:
June 19, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. N. 9.
Additional information
Son of Douglas and Charlotte Masson Corsan, of Fernie, British Columbia.
Brother of Private Stuart Glassford Corsan, who died on June 4, 1917, while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment).
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Memorial
War Memorial, Fernie and District, British Columbia. Dedicated by Lord Byng on May 24th, 1922. Inscribed: ERECTED TO PERPETUATE OUR HONOURED DEAD AND THOSE WHO CARRIED ON IN THE GREAT WAR FROM FERNIE B.C. AND DISTRICT. -
Inscription
Detail of statue and names listed on the War Memorial for Fernie and District, British Columbia. -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI TO COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 231 of 900.
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Private Kenneth Craig Corsan
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Private Kenneth Craig Corsan
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Private Kenneth Craig Corsan
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 71 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Wimereux is a small town situated about 5 kilometres north of Boulogne. From Boulogne take the A16 to Calais and come off at Junction 4. Take the road to Wimereux north, D242, for approximately 2 kilometres, following the road through the roundabout. Take the first turn on the left immediately after the roundabout and the WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies approximately 200 metres down this road on the left hand side. The Commonwealth War Graves are situated to the rear of the communal cemetery.
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