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Edwin Alexander Orr

In memory of:

Bombardier Edwin Alexander Orr

October 26, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

331716

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

5th T.M. Bty.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information


Born:

April 13, 1897
Glenboro, Manitoba

Enlistment:

March 20, 1916
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Allan and Christina Orr. of 1010, Pendrall St., Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 480 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:

D. 21 .

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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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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