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Military service
Service number:
760390
Age:
24
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
29th Bn.
Birth:
March 28, 1893
Essington, Staffordshire, England
Death:
August 21, 1917
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Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Handy, of London, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private George Handy
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Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 250 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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