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Military service
Service number:
435662
Age:
27
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Division:
6th Div.
Birth:
March 4, 1890
Chollerton, Northumberland, England
Enlistment:
August 30, 1915
Calgary, Alberta
Death:
May 3, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. A. 22.
Additional information
Son of Thomas and Isabella Surtees, of Colwell, Barrasford, Northumberland, England. Pte Surtees was a well known member of the Trinity Church and an ardent football player before he left to uphold the honour of the old flag. He had previous service with the Northumberland Fusiliers.
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Newspaper Clipping
From the Calgary Herald. Submitted of the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Grave Marker
A photograph of the headstone at the Orchard Dump Cemetery. May he rest in peace.(J.Stephens) -
Orchard Dump Cemetery
Orchard Dump Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (J.Stephens) -
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435662 Sergeant Andrew Surtees, 6th Machine Gun Company
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Sergeant Andrew Surtees
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Andrew Surtees
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Andrew Surtees
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Andrew Surtees
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 335 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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