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Arthur Henry Cohen

In memory of:

Private Arthur Henry Cohen

September 3, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

10747

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

"B" Coy. 4th Bn.

Citation(s):

Military Medal, Supplement to the London Gazette 24 January 1919. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

July 14, 1890
London, England

Enlistment:

September 22, 1914
Valcartier, Quebec

Son of Ebenezer and Mary Ann Cohen, of Midland, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 386 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

II. B. 23.

Location:

Sains-les-Marquion is a village and it lies approximately 2 kilometres south of Marquion, which lies on the main straight road from Arras to Cambrai. The Ontario Cemetery lies to the south of the village. The cemetery was made after the capture of Sains-les-Marquion by the Canadian Division on September 27, 1918. The Cemetery was enlarged after the Armistice and now covers an area of 949 square metres. It is enclosed by a rubble wall.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • 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 585 of 1384.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    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 585 of 1384.
  • Grave Marker– Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Entrance– Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Entrance – Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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