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Son of Mrs. Mildred Conacher, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Private Kenneth Conacher
Digital gallery of
Private Kenneth Conacher
This photo is of the men from Elgin, Manitoba who were members of the 79th Overseas Batallion during WWI. Of the 19 men in this photo, the following 9 men died in action during the war: Frank James, Clifford Honeyman, John Spratt, Reuben Wilson, Edward Thorpe, William Passmore, Charles Webster, Kenneth Conacher, and William Marshall.
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This photo is of the men from Elgin, Manitoba who were members of the 79th Overseas Batallion during WWI. Of the 19 men in this photo, the following 9 men died in action during the war: Frank James, Clifford Honeyman, John Spratt, Reuben Wilson, Edward Thorpe, William Passmore, Charles Webster, Kenneth Conacher, and William Marshall.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 1213 of 1384.
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private Kenneth Conacher’s headstone
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From the Victoria (B. C.) Times newspaper c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 387 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY Somme, France
Villers-Bretonneux is a village 16 kilometres east of Amiens on the straight main road to St Quentin. The Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery is about 2 kilometres north of the village on the east side of the road to Fouilloy.
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