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Military service
Age:
75
Rank:
Major
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Welland Canal Force
Division:
attd. H.Q.
Death:
February 21, 1917
St. Catharine's, Ontario
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Family.
Additional information
Son of Robert and Eliza Ker. Husband of the late Elizabeth Ker.
Digital gallery of Major Robert Ker
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Circumstances of Death Registers
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Memorial
The Cenotaph at Memorial Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, was dedicated on August 7th, 1927 by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII), and unveiled by Brigadier General W. B. M. King, C.M.G., D.S.O. The names of St. Catharines men who died as a result of their service during World War I are listed on two bronze tablets located at City Hall.
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Major Robert Ker
Digital gallery of
Major Robert Ker
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 268 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ST. CATHARINES (VICTORIA LAWN) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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