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Richard Steacie

In memory of:

Captain Richard Steacie

April 22, 1915

Military Service

Age:

34

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

14th Bn.

Citation(s):

British War Medal and Victory Medal

Additional Information

Born:

March 27, 1881
Ireland

Enlistment:

September 22, 1914
Valcartier, Quebec

Son of Lavinia Stayte of Birmingham, England. Brother of John.

Commemorated on Page 37 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

XLIX. E. 12

Location:

POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY is located 10 Km north east of Ieper town centre on the Brugseweg (N313), a road connecting Ieper to Brugge. Two streets connect Ieper town centre onto the Brugseweg; Torhoutstraat leads from the market square onto the Kalfvaartstraat. At the end of Kalfvaartstraat is a large junction on which Brugseweg is the first right hand turning. The cemetery itself lies 10 Km along the Brugseweg on the right hand side of the road after passing through the village of Poelcapelle (now Poelkapelle).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave marker– 22 April 2015, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – 22 April 2015, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of RICHARD STEACIE– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of RICHARD STEACIE
    Photo of RICHARD STEACIE – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– Captain Richard Steacie's name was included on the Woods Manufacturing Company Ltd. 1914 - 1918 Roll of Honour. Woods had factories in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg & Welland. 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 Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Captain Richard Steacie's name was included on the Woods Manufacturing Company Ltd. 1914 - 1918 Roll of Honour. Woods had factories in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg & Welland. 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 Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses.
  • Menin Gate Memorial– September 2016 - 150th Anniversary Tour of the Grey & Simcoe Foresters Association. Perpetuates the 147th, 157th, 177th and 248th Battalions CEF.

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    Menin Gate Memorial
    Menin Gate Memorial – September 2016 - 150th Anniversary Tour of the Grey & Simcoe Foresters Association. Perpetuates the 147th, 157th, 177th and 248th Battalions CEF.
  • Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial– September 2016 - 150th Anniversary Tour of the Grey & Simcoe Foresters Association. Perpetuates the 147th, 157th, 177th and 248th Battalions CEF.

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    Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial
    Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial – September 2016 - 150th Anniversary Tour of the Grey & Simcoe Foresters Association. Perpetuates the 147th, 157th, 177th and 248th Battalions CEF.
  • Inscription on Menin Gate Memorial– September 2016 - 150th Anniversary Tour of the Grey & Simcoe Foresters Association. Perpetuates the 147th, 157th, 177th and 248th Battalions CEF. I was awed by the stark beauty of the Menin Gate and will never forget the moving ceremony and the playing of the Last Post and the Rouse by the Fire Brigade buglers. More than 54,000 names - it boggles the mind at the sacrifice.

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    Inscription on Menin Gate Memorial
    Inscription on Menin Gate Memorial – September 2016 - 150th Anniversary Tour of the Grey & Simcoe Foresters Association. Perpetuates the 147th, 157th, 177th and 248th Battalions CEF. I was awed by the stark beauty of the Menin Gate and will never forget the moving ceremony and the playing of the Last Post and the Rouse by the Fire Brigade buglers. More than 54,000 names - it boggles the mind at the sacrifice.
  • Memorial– Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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