Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Ackers
In memory of:
Private James Ackers
August 14, 1916
Military Service
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Army
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regiment)
Additional Information
September 24, 1881
Commemorated on Page 45 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY (ENCLOSURE 4)
Belgium
Enclosure No.4 I. S. 3.
BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY ENCLOSURE NO.4 is located 2.5 Km south of Ieper town centre. The cemetery lies on the Rijselseweg (N365), the road connecting Ieper to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. The cemetery itself is located 2 Km after this crossroads on the left hand side of the Rijselseweg.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
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Photo of JAMES ACKERS – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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