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Military service
Age:
38
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Division:
5th Bn.
Birth:
March 12, 1877
Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment:
September 23, 1914
Valcartier, Québec
Death:
May 26, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of John Joseph and Elizabeth McGee, Ottawa, Ontario.
Brother of Lieutenant Francis Clarence McGee, who died during service with the Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment).
Served in the South African Campaign.
Digital gallery of Captain Charles Edward McGee
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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) -
Dedication
Harold Baldwin's book "Holding the Line" (1918) includes a dedication to Charles Edward McGee. -
Newspaper Clipping
Notice from the Renfrew Mercury for Friday, 4 June 1915, page 7. -
Attestation Paper
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Attestation Papers
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Attestation Papers (Reverse)
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Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Captain Charles Edward McGee
Digital gallery of
Captain Charles Edward McGee
Digital gallery of
Captain Charles Edward McGee
Digital gallery of
Captain Charles Edward McGee
Digital gallery of
Captain Charles Edward McGee
Digital gallery of
Captain Charles Edward McGee
Digital gallery of
Captain Charles Edward McGee
Digital gallery of
Captain Charles Edward McGee
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 26 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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