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George Purdy

In memory of:

Sergeant George Purdy

March 28, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

313957

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

10th Bde.

Additional Information


Born:

July 31, 1890

Son of James Purdy, of Pasqua, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 488 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LA TARGETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. H. 5.

Location:

Neuville-St Vaast is a village 6.5 kilometres north of Arras, a little east of the road from Bethune to Arras. LA TARGETTE BRITISH CEMETERY lies to the south-west of the village on the north-west side of the road to the village of Maroeuil.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Daily Colonist of May 12, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y132uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 11, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y107uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 14, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y110uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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