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Military service
Service number:
192914
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Death:
October 28, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. D. 2.
Additional information
Son of James and Janet Morton, of Longford Mills, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Alexander Smith Morton
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Newspaper Clipping
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Photo of Alexander Smith Morton
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Grave Marker
Grave of Pte A S Morton, 15th Bn (48th Highladers of Canada) Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France. Dileas Gu Brath. Photo by BGen G Young 15th Bn Memorial Project Team 11 Nov 09 -
Cap Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder Patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Cap Badge
Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Morton was originally a member of the 92nd Bn but was transferred to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery
A panoramic view of the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Photo of Alexander Morton
Photo of Pte, Alexander Smith MORTON, couresty of Ramara Historical Society -
Memorial
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of ALEXANDER SMITH MORTON
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Smith Morton
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Smith Morton
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Smith Morton
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Smith Morton
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Smith Morton
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Smith Morton
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Smith Morton
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Smith Morton
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Smith Morton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 139 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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