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Military service
Service number:
688206
Age:
41
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
172nd Bn.
Birth:
January 25, 1877
County Leitrim
Enlistment:
May 9, 1916
Armstrong, British Columbia
Death:
August 6, 1918
Vancouver, British Columbia
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
45. 6. 11
Additional information
Private McCartin served as Peter McCarthy. Son of Ellen McCartin. Brother of Francis of New York City, New York, United States of America.
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Grave Marker
Grave of 688206 Pvt. Peter McCartin who served under the name of Peter McCarthy in the 172nd Battn. C.E.F. Born in County Leitsim Ireland on July 7th 1877, he enlisted into the C.E.F. at Armstrong BC on May 9th 1916, he listed his occupation as "Labourer" Peter died at Vancouver BC on Aug. 6th 1918 at the age of 41. He was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC. -
Cross of Sacrifice
Memorial Cross in the section where 688206 Pvt. Peter McCartin who served under the name of Peter McCarthy in the 172nd Battn. C.E.F. was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC. -
Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery
Cemetery view of the section where 688206 Pvt. Peter McCartin who served under the name of Peter McCarthy in the 172nd Battn. C.E.F. was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC. -
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Private Peter McCartin (Courtesy of 'So Far From Home, Armstrong's Fallen of the Great War', Leonard J. Gamble, Author)
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Private Peter McCartin
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Private Peter McCartin
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Private Peter McCartin
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Private Peter McCartin
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Commemorated on:
Page 454 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY British Columbia, Canada
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