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Military service
Service number:
300806
Age:
18
Rank:
Driver
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Field Artillery
Division:
35th Howitzer Bty. 8th Bde.
Death:
April 17, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XV. M. 18.
Additional information
Son of Chas. J. and Ida E. Smith, of 477, Wilson St., Hamilton, Ontario. Born at Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Digital gallery of Driver Volney Smith
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Sherbrooke Monument
Cover of the original program distributed at the unveiling of the Sherbrooke WWI memorial on November 7th, 1926, and two images of the monument. The monument was designed by Mr. G. W. Hill of Montreal, Quebec with bronze figures cast in Belgium and granite from the Stanstead district. The bronze Memorial tablet lists 249 names. -
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)
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 329 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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