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Son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kearney, of 25, Park Place, St. Catharines, Ontario; husband of Florence Kearney, of Detroit, Mich., U.S.A.
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Private Richard Francis Kearney
Source: The Standard / Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial. Edited by Frederick Yorston. Published by the Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal. This large Souvenir Edition magazine included the Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses.
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Private Richard Francis Kearney
The Cenotaph at Memorial Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, was dedicated on August 7th, 1927 by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII), and unveiled by Brigadier General W. B. M. King, C.M.G., D.S.O. The names of St. Catharines men who died as a result of their service during World War I are listed on two bronze tablets located at City Hall.
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Source: The Standard / Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial. Edited by Frederick Yorston. Published by the Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal. This large Souvenir Edition magazine included the Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses.
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The Cenotaph at Memorial Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, was dedicated on August 7th, 1927 by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII), and unveiled by Brigadier General W. B. M. King, C.M.G., D.S.O. The names of St. Catharines men who died as a result of their service during World War I are listed on two bronze tablets located at City Hall.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 439 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION No.1 Somme, France
Doullens is a town in the Department of the Somme, approximately 30 kilometres north of Amiens on the N25 road to Arras.
The DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSIONS lie on the eastern side of the town, about 270 metres south-east of the road to Arras.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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