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Military service
Service number:
223327
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry Division
Division:
85th Bn.
Birth:
October 17, 1896
Enlistment:
November 8, 1915
Death:
June 14, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XXI. A. 3.
Additional information
Son of John and Mary McKenna of Milton, Nova Scotia. He sailed to England on the Olympic.
Digital gallery of Private Joseph Lester McKenna
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Photo of Joseph Lester McKenna
Son of John and Mary McKenna of Milton, Nova Scotia<P> 85th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment) -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010) -
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery
A panoramic view of the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Lester McKenna
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Lester McKenna
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Lester McKenna
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 284 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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