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Military service
Service number:
195965
Age:
32
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
20th Bn.
Birth:
November 8, 1884
Manchester, England
Death:
March 5, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. E. 23.
Additional information
Husband of Elizabeth McKinstry, of Brownton, Peterboro, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private William McKinstry
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Photo de William McKinstry
Pte William McKinstry and his wife Elizabeth. May 1916 prior to 93rd Bn Peterborough's departure. -
Mémorial
His parents Sarah and Samuel Irlam memorialized him on his sister’s (Emily) gravestone in the oldest cemetery (Weaste Cemetery) in Salford, Manchester, England (Grave A4-4304). “For King and country he did his best, God grant his soul eternal rest.” -
Photo de Groupe
93rd Bn photo taken on 19 May, 1916 in front of Peterborough Armoury. Pte McKinstry is circled. -
Photo de Groupe
Photo of 93rd Battalion, B Company. Taken on 19 May 1916. -
From the British Whig, a Kingston, Ontario newspaper. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private William McKinstry
Digital gallery of
Private William McKinstry
Digital gallery of
Private William McKinstry
Digital gallery of
Private William McKinstry
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 285 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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