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Alexander McNeil

In memory of:

Private Alexander McNeil

November 17, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

877781

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)

Division:

25th Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information


Born:

February 10, 1895
Caledonia, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

March 15, 1916
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Son of Neil McNeil and Margaret Le-Blong, his spouse.

Commemorated on Page 464 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

B. 33.

Location:

Denain is a town in the Nord Department between Valenciennes and Cambrai. The DENAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY is at the north-east corner of the town approximately 1.2 kilometres from the centre, following the route to Oisy and the Lycee A Kastler. The cemetery is situated at the centre of a junction 100 metres from a traffic light controlled crossroads. From the A2, follow the D40 for approximately 2.2 kilometres and turn right at the traffic lights. The CWGC plot is at the heart of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– In memory of the men who joined the 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ALEXANDER MCNEIL– In memory of the men who joined the 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– From the book, Catholics of the Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia and the Great War 1914- 1919.
  • Denain Communal Cemetery
  • Grave marker

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