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Military service
Service number:
424747
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
43rd Bn.
Birth:
July 4, 1895
Death:
August 12, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Valley Cottages Mem. C. 1.
Additional information
Son of Charles C. O'C. C. and Mary Adelaide Donnelly, of Ottawa, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Morris Donnelly
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens 2010) -
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground
The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Grave marker
Valley Cottages Cemetery Zillebeek Memorial - Inscription reads: "To the memory of these 72 Soldiers of the British Empire killed in action in 1915, 1916 and 1917 and buried at the time in Valley Cemetery and Transport Farm Annexe Zillebeek whose graves were destroyed in later battles. Their glory shall not be forgotten." ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave marker
Grave marker ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Stone of Remembrance ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Cemetery ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 161 of 1076.
Digital gallery of
Private Morris Donnelly
Digital gallery of
Private Morris Donnelly
Digital gallery of
Private Morris Donnelly
Digital gallery of
Private Morris Donnelly
Digital gallery of
Private Morris Donnelly
Digital gallery of
Private Morris Donnelly
Digital gallery of
Private Morris Donnelly
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 79 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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