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Military service
Service number:
669259
Age:
35
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Division:
38th Bn.
Birth:
July 18, 1882
Death:
August 17, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
X. C. 8.
Additional information
Son of John and Mary Anne McClelland, of Workington, Cumberland, England; husband of Ann McClelland, of Toronto.
Digital gallery of Private Richard McClelland
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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
A clearer view -
Press Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping
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Photo of Richard McClelland
Ready to serve King and Empire. -
Post Card
Cards sent home to eldest Daughter "Molly". -
Post Card (reverse)
Backs of cards sent home to eldest daughter "Molly". -
Photo of Richard McClelland
Picture from training made into a postcard: printing on the back -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Richard McClelland
WW1 medals
Digital gallery of
Private Richard McClelland
Digital gallery of
Private Richard McClelland
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 279 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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