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Military service
Service number:
654396
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Division:
38th Bn.
Birth:
November 5, 1896
Death:
March 26, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. G. 33.
Digital gallery of Private William Alexander McKay
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Photo of William Alexander McKay
In honour of my uncle, he has never been forgotten. Rest in peace. -
Grave marker
Grave Marker in Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, France Photo courtesy of J. Elliott/J. Rutledge, The Men of Huron WW1 Project -
Entrance
Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, France Photo courtesy of J. Elliott/J. Rutledge, The Men of Huron WW1 Project
Digital gallery of
Private William Alexander McKay
Digital gallery of
Private William Alexander McKay
Digital gallery of
Private William Alexander McKay
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 284 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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