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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Alvin Ripley

In memory of:

Major Alvin Ripley

May 2, 1917

Military Service


Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

5th Bde.

Additional Information


Commemorated on Page 316 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:

I. E. 15.

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 Calgary Herald. Submitted of the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Alvin Ripley– Photo Glenbow Archives credit

Photo copyright: Glenbow Archives
           NA-2968-26
Reproduced with permission from the Glenbow Archives, 
website www.glenbow.org 

Submitted by, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Calgary Herald June 24, 1915.
  • Attestation Papers
  • Grave Marker– Photo of grave markers for (on left) Major A. Ripley and Lieut. Colonel Russel H. Britton who were killed when 5th Brigade Hdqtrs received a direct hit, killing them instantly. 

Photo taken July 2008 by Wilf Schofield, England.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield

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