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Military service
Service number:
441833
Age:
26
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
52nd Bn.
Birth:
May 8, 1890
Death:
August 13, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. M. 5.
Additional information
Son of John and Barbara McKechnie, of Glenree, Lamlash, Ardrossan, Scotland.
Digital gallery of Private Duncan McKechnie
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Memorial
Memorial near Sliddery, Isle of Arran, Scotland showing Duncan McKechnie's name (spelled MacKechnie on the memorial). Image by Tom Tulloch, taken 23 August 2014. -
Memorial
Memorial near Sliddery, Isle of Arran, Scotland. Image by Tom Tulloch, taken 23 August 2014. -
Attestation Papers
Attestation paper (page 2) for Duncan McKechnie. -
Attestation Papers
Attestation paper (page 1) for Duncan McKechnie. -
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) -
Cemetery
Stone of Remembrance ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Cemetery ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave Marker
Grave marker ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Duncan McKechnie
Digital gallery of
Private Duncan McKechnie
Digital gallery of
Private Duncan McKechnie
Digital gallery of
Private Duncan McKechnie
Digital gallery of
Private Duncan McKechnie
Digital gallery of
Private Duncan McKechnie
Digital gallery of
Private Duncan McKechnie
Digital gallery of
Private Duncan McKechnie
Digital gallery of
Private Duncan McKechnie
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 127 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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