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Military service
Service number:
8195
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Division:
2nd Bn.
Birth:
May 27, 1894
North Elmsley, Ontario
Enlistment:
September 22, 1914
Valcartier, Québec
Death:
June 16, 1915
Givenchy, France
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of W. James and Annie (nee Morrison) Couch, of Smiths Falls, Ontario. Brother of Irene, Margaret, Edna, Winston, James, Laura, Lillian, Annie, Percy and Harry.
Additional citations
1914-15 Star
Digital gallery of Private Stanley Morrison Couch
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Biography
Biography courtesy of the Lest We Forget remembrance initiative of the Smith Falls District Collegiate. -
Photo of Stanley Couch and crew
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Photo of Stanley Couch
Enlistment Photo -
Home
This is the house at the address where Stanley Morrison Couch lived with his Uncle in Ottawa. He worked as a public servant before enlisting. <P> Stanley was killed on June 16th, 1915 at the 2nd action at Givenchy when a shell burst over the head of him and some chums including Smith, Macnab, Gunn, Davidson, Couch, Connolly all from the eastern Ontario regiment -
Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Private Stanley Morrison Couch
Digital gallery of
Private Stanley Morrison Couch
Digital gallery of
Private Stanley Morrison Couch
Digital gallery of
Private Stanley Morrison Couch
Digital gallery of
Private Stanley Morrison Couch
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 10 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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