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Military service
Service number:
A/20565
Age:
29
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
16th Bn.
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
X. D. II.
Additional information
Son of Alexander and Annie Smith, of 29, High St., Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Alexander Smith
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Inscription
Epitaph (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Inscription
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Inscription
Inscription of the name of Alexander Smith on the War Memorial at St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Image taken 7 July 2017 by Tom Tulloch. -
War Memorial
The War Memorial at St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Image taken 7 July 2017 by Tom Tulloch.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander Smith
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander Smith
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander Smith
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander Smith
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander Smith
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Alexander Smith
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 327 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.
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