Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Percy Smith
In memory of:
Private Percy Smith
April 4, 1916
Military Service
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Army
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
27th Bn.
Additional Information
September 4, 1886
Commemorated on Page 165 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
Wervicq Com. Cem. Extn. Mem. 3.
LARCH WOOD (RAILWAY CUTTING) CEMETERY is located 4 Km south east of Ieper town centre, on the Komenseweg, connecting Ieper to Komen (N366). From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 Km along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Komenseweg. About 2.7 Km along the Komenseweg lies the left hand turning onto the cemetery, which is located 400 metres along a rough single tracked road to an ungated railway crossing, immediately adjacent to the site.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper Clipping – Winnipeg Free Press, April 17, 1916 -
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Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Grave marker
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