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Son of the late Alfred and Hannah Riches, of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England; husband of Kate L. Riches, of 11, Mintern Avenue, Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Private Alfred William Riches
Digital gallery of
Private Alfred William Riches
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Today the 1914-1918 war memorial plaque for the Massey Harris Company is located on the outside of their former head office at King Street West, Toronto, Ontario. This plaque includes a separate list for the men who were employed at the Brantford Works.
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From the London Free Press September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
FOUQUESCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Fouquescourt is a village in the Department of the Somme, 35.5 kilometres east of Amiens and 8 kilometres due north of Roye. The Fouquescourt British Cemetery is a little north of the village on the east side of the road to Maucourt.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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