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Military service
Service number:
47908
Age:
22
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
January 14, 1894
Death:
September 26, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Alexander G. and Emily Kerr, of 36, Prince St., Ardwick, Manchester, England.
Digital gallery of Private Herbert McGlynn
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Inscription
Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Mourning Mother
Mourning Mother - Vimy Memorial - August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Vimy Memorial
August 2012 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 37th Bn. Private McGlynn enlisted with this unit but was sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
War Memorial
"Algonquin Regiment" Army Cadets Standing Guard at Cenotaph in Major Edward J Holland VC Memorial Park, Cobalt Ontario, Nov 11, 2014. Photo by Laura Landers -
War Memorial
First World War Fallen on Cenotaph in Major Edward J Holland VC Memorial Park, Cobalt Ontario. Photo by Ken Riley -
War Memorial
Cenotaph in Major Edward J Holland VC Memorial Park, Cobalt Ontario. Photo by Ken Riley -
Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
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) -
Memorial
15th Bn CEF Memorial commemorating the 26th Sep 16 attack on Regina Trench. Memorial is located in village of Courcelette. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team.
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert McGlynn
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert McGlynn
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert McGlynn
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert McGlynn
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert McGlynn
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert McGlynn
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert McGlynn
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert McGlynn
Digital gallery of
Private Herbert McGlynn
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 126 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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