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Son of John William and Eunice Jane Gaskin, of Middle Coverdale, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Digital gallery of Gunner Cyrus Whitefield Gaskin
Digital gallery of
Gunner Cyrus Whitefield Gaskin
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Canadian National Railways - World War One Roll of Honour. Cyrus Whitefield Gaskin enlisted in the C.E.F. in October 1915 in Saint John, New Brunswick. He described his occupation on his military attestation form as a Fireman. He was born in Turtle Creek, New Brunswick. In honoured memory.
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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)
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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)
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Fredericton (New Brunswick) Daily Gleaner c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 242 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Souchez is a village in the Department of the Pas-De-Calais, 3.5 kilometres north of Arras on the main road to Bethune. It lies in the valley of the Souchez river, between the Lorette Bridge to the west and Vimy Ridge to the east. The CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY is about 1.5 kilometres south of the village on the west side of the D937 Arras-Bethune Road.
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