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Military service
Service number:
139045
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
75th Bn.
Birth:
July 5, 1893
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
December 21, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. A. 39.
Digital gallery of Private Matthew Colgan
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Newspaper Clipping
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010) -
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery
A panoramic view of the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of MATTHEW COLGAN
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 811 of 1384
Digital gallery of
Private Matthew Colgan
Digital gallery of
Private Matthew Colgan
Digital gallery of
Private Matthew Colgan
Digital gallery of
Private Matthew Colgan
Digital gallery of
Private Matthew Colgan
Digital gallery of
Private Matthew Colgan
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 68 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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