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Military service
Service number:
234090
Age:
26
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
8th Bn.
Birth:
December 22, 1891
Death:
August 9, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
D. 17.
Digital gallery of Private Einar Stefansson Long
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Photo of Einar Stefansson Long
University of Manitoba Roll of Honour 1914-1918. Winnipeg, 1923. Roll of the Fallen (pg. 21) - LONG, Einar Stefansson: Arts '15; Enlisted 28-2-16; Pte. 203rd Battn.; Transferred to 8th Battn.; Service in France; Killed in Action 9-8-18. -
Newspaper clipping
From the book "Minningarrit íslenzkra hermanna 1914-1918" which tells the stories of the Canadian Icelandic soldiers of WW1. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Private Einar Stefansson Long
Digital gallery of
Private Einar Stefansson Long
MANITOBA CEMETERY, CAIX Somme, France
Caix is a village 24 kilometres east of Amiens, between the road to St Quentin and Roye. The Manitoba Cemetery is situated between the village of Caix and Beaufort.
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