Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John McKay, of Ophir, Ontario.
Military Medal
Digital gallery of Sergeant Innis McKay
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Innis McKay
Sergeant Innis McKay was one of the fortunate soldiers whose remains were matched against a known loss many years after the war - in this case by then CWGC Chief Records Officer (Canadian) Norm Christie in 1992. The match was made on the basis of the MM award, as noticed in this citation, the MM ribbon found with the remains and the unit affiliation (19th Battalion). You will note in the other documents that the CWGC records report this change. The original death records do not reflect the find.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Innis McKay
This is the Concentrations of Grave documentation at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission that shows the record was changed when the 1992 identification of Sergeant McKay's remains were reported and accepted.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Innis McKay
Circumstance of Death record for Sgt. McKay showing the date and place of the casualty.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Innis McKay
Circumstance of Death record for Sgt. McKay showing the trench grave coordinates where he was reported lost in November of 1917. It is a mere 300 yards from where the body was later recovered in October 1925.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Innis McKay
Sergeant McKay's E13 War Grave Register still suggests that his remains were not found and that his name is listed on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Innis McKay
A 1917 era trench map of the area south of the Village of Passchendaele shows the location where the Circumstance of Death record shows that Sgt. McInnis was lost (blue star). To the left (west) you will see the area marked (red star) where his remains were recovered in 1925 - a separation distance of about 300 yards. The trench mark has green squares and notations to show how the location is determined. For example this is MAP 28 and the area is in the large Sector D and the remains were lost and found in sub-sector 12. That area is divided into four quadrants (a, b. c. and d) each having a 10x10 grid. The two locations are thus 28.D.12.c.95.70 (found) and 28.D.12.d.6.7 (lost).
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Innis McKay
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Innis McKay
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Innis McKay
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Innis McKay
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Sergeant Innis McKay was one of the fortunate soldiers whose remains were matched against a known loss many years after the war - in this case by then CWGC Chief Records Officer (Canadian) Norm Christie in 1992. The match was made on the basis of the MM award, as noticed in this citation, the MM ribbon found with the remains and the unit affiliation (19th Battalion). You will note in the other documents that the CWGC records report this change. The original death records do not reflect the find.
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This is the Concentrations of Grave documentation at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission that shows the record was changed when the 1992 identification of Sergeant McKay's remains were reported and accepted.
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Circumstance of Death record for Sgt. McKay showing the date and place of the casualty.
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Circumstance of Death record for Sgt. McKay showing the trench grave coordinates where he was reported lost in November of 1917. It is a mere 300 yards from where the body was later recovered in October 1925.
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Sergeant McKay's E13 War Grave Register still suggests that his remains were not found and that his name is listed on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
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A 1917 era trench map of the area south of the Village of Passchendaele shows the location where the Circumstance of Death record shows that Sgt. McInnis was lost (blue star). To the left (west) you will see the area marked (red star) where his remains were recovered in 1925 - a separation distance of about 300 yards. The trench mark has green squares and notations to show how the location is determined. For example this is MAP 28 and the area is in the large Sector D and the remains were lost and found in sub-sector 12. That area is divided into four quadrants (a, b. c. and d) each having a 10x10 grid. The two locations are thus 28.D.12.c.95.70 (found) and 28.D.12.d.6.7 (lost).
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 284 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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DIVISIONAL COLLECTING POST CEMETERY EXTENSION Belgium
The cemetery is located to the North East of the town of Ieper. From the station turn left and drive along M.Fochlaan to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left into M.Haiglaan and drive to the traffic lights. Here turn right onto the dual carriageway direction Poelkapelle/A19. Carry on for about 1km over the river and you will see a sign for New Irish Farm Cemetery. Turn left here to the crossroads and turn left again, the cemetery is approx 50 metres on the right.
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