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Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de Walter M. et Katherine Elizabeth Kearns, de 346, University St., Montréal.
Galerie numérique de Soldat Melville Campbell Kearns
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Melville Campbell Kearns
The Stanstead Quebec War Memorial. Stanstead is on the Canada/US border
(state of Vermont). For World War One, thirty-six men from Stanstead or
from nearby communities are remembered on this war memorial.
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Melville Campbell Kearns
Detail of Memorial plaque affixed to the Stanstead War
Memorial.
Galerie numérique de
Soldat Melville Campbell Kearns
(From Stanstead College Yearbook, July 1919)
Signaller Melville C. Kearns, was born in Montreal, September 13th 1891. He was educated at the Montreal High School and later came to Stanstead College, where he was preparing himself to enter the Methodist ministry. Before enlistment he was in charge of the churches at Georgeville and Smith’s Mills.
In January 1916, he enlisted as a signaller in the 117th Eastern Townships Battalion and after training at Stanstead and Valcartier, he left with his unit for England where he remained until March 1917. The 117th was then broken up and he was drafted to the 14th Royal Montreal Regiment. He was with this Battalion in all the engagements until he was killed in action at Amiens, August 9th 1918.
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The Stanstead Quebec War Memorial. Stanstead is on the Canada/US border (state of Vermont). For World War One, thirty-six men from Stanstead or from nearby communities are remembered on this war memorial.
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Detail of Memorial plaque affixed to the Stanstead War Memorial.
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(From Stanstead College Yearbook, July 1919) Signaller Melville C. Kearns, was born in Montreal, September 13th 1891. He was educated at the Montreal High School and later came to Stanstead College, where he was preparing himself to enter the Methodist ministry. Before enlistment he was in charge of the churches at Georgeville and Smith’s Mills. In January 1916, he enlisted as a signaller in the 117th Eastern Townships Battalion and after training at Stanstead and Valcartier, he left with his unit for England where he remained until March 1917. The 117th was then broken up and he was drafted to the 14th Royal Montreal Regiment. He was with this Battalion in all the engagements until he was killed in action at Amiens, August 9th 1918.
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CIMETIÈRE « HILLSIDE » Somme, France
Le Quesnel est un village situé à mi-chemin entre les villes de Roye et de Boves, à quelque distance de la route droite principale allant de Noyon à Amiens, en direction nord. Le cimetière « Hillside » se trouve à 3 kilomètres au nord-est du village, du côté nord-ouest de la route qui mène à Caix.
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