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Arthur Frederick Cordy

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Arthur Frederick Cordy

February 27, 1917
France

Military Service

Service Number:

177291

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Citation(s):

British War Medal, Victory Medal

Additional Information

Born:

August 5, 1893
Capleton, Quebec

Enlistment:

October 21, 1915
Quebec City, Quebec

Son of Mrs. William Picken, Sanford, Maine, United States of America.

Commemorated on Page 220 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BRUAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

C. 20.

Location:

Bruay is a large village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 6 kilometres south-west of Bethune and 26 kilometres north-west of Arras. Leave Bruay on the N.41 heading north towards Berck. Turn right where signposts indicate Lews/Calonne Riquart. After 400 metres turn right again, sign Cimetiere Ouest. Continue up the hill past the miner memorial. The cemetery is found after one kilometre on the right hand side. The Commonwealth plot is in the far right hand corner.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Arthur Cordy– Lance Corporal Arthur Frederick Cordy - Canadian Grenadier Guards 87 Btn - Killed In Action 27 February, 1917

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    Photo of Arthur Cordy – Lance Corporal Arthur Frederick Cordy - Canadian Grenadier Guards 87 Btn - Killed In Action 27 February, 1917
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI TO COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 49 of 900.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI TO COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 49 of 900.
  • Photo of Arthur Cordy– In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Arthur Cordy – In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Memorial
    Memorial – In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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