Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George Etrick Rainey
In memory of:
Sergeant George Etrick Rainey
April 10, 1917
Military Service
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Army
Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
44th Bn.
Military Medal awarded the 26 March 1917. Bar to Military Medal gazetted 17 April 1917.
Military Medal and Bar
Additional Information
September 12, 1892
Jarrow, England
April 19, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of William and Georgina E. Rainy, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Commemorated on Page 313 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2
Pas de Calais, France
2.C.7.
The CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 is about 2.5 kilometres north of the village of Neuville-St. Vaast. The village is about 6 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Bethune. The cemetery is on a spur road turning left from the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle, about 1 kilometre south of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of George Etrick Rainey – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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