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Son of Nicholas Steckenreiter, of Waterloo, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Louis Peter Steckenreiter
Digital gallery of
Private Louis Peter Steckenreiter
Pte. Louis P. Steckenreiter 782182, 50th Battn. Born April 9, 1887, Bridgeport, Ont. Enlisted with 128th Battalion, Moose Jaw, Sask., February 1916. [Symbol of cross] April 10, 1917, Vimy Ridge. Private Steckenreiter served with the 50th Battalion. He was born on 9 April 1887 in Bridgeport, Ontario. He enlisted with the 128th Battalion in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in February 1916 and went overseas in August of the same year. He served in France in January 1917. He died at Vimy Ridge on 10 April 1917.
The photographer, Addison C. Moyer, operated a studio from 1895 to 1920 in Waterloo, Ontario.
Digital gallery of
Private Louis Peter Steckenreiter
Digital gallery of
Private Louis Peter Steckenreiter
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Louis Peter Steckenreiter in uniform. Killed one day after his thirtieth birthday.
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Pte. Louis P. Steckenreiter 782182, 50th Battn. Born April 9, 1887, Bridgeport, Ont. Enlisted with 128th Battalion, Moose Jaw, Sask., February 1916. [Symbol of cross] April 10, 1917, Vimy Ridge. Private Steckenreiter served with the 50th Battalion. He was born on 9 April 1887 in Bridgeport, Ontario. He enlisted with the 128th Battalion in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in February 1916 and went overseas in August of the same year. He served in France in January 1917. He died at Vimy Ridge on 10 April 1917. The photographer, Addison C. Moyer, operated a studio from 1895 to 1920 in Waterloo, Ontario.
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In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 331 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 Pas de Calais, France
The CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 is about 2.5 kilometres north of the village of Neuville-St. Vaast. The village is about 6 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Bethune. The cemetery is on a spur road turning left from the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle, about 1 kilometre south of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy.
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