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Albert Lineker

In memory of:

Private Albert Lineker

April 11, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

835161

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information


Born:

February 11, 1886

Son of Mr. W. A. Lineker, of 129, York Rd., Guelph, Wellington, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 275 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. E. 7.

Location:

Thelus is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, west of the N17 Arras-Lens main road and 6.5 kilometres north of Arras. Thelus Military Cemetery is approximately 300 metres west of the N17, located in the open country, about 50 metres north of Thelus village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Albert Lineker– Born in Leicester, England in 1886, Private Albert Lineker emigrated to Prince Edward County in Ontario in 1908. He enlisted in the CEF in December, 1915 and died at Vimy Ridge on April 11, 1917.
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010)
  • Thelus Military Cemetery– The Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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