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William McKay

In memory of:

Private William McKay

August 30, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

129955

Age:

37

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

72nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

June 6, 1880

Son of John and Mary McKay, of Scotland; husband of Elizabeth McKay, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 284 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

VILLERS STATION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

X. F. 18.

Location:

Villers-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 11 kilometres north-west of Arras. The VILLERS STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-west of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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