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Military service
Service number:
C/34731
Age:
24
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Algonquin Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
August 16, 1920
Metcalfe, Ontario
Enlistment:
November 21, 1941
Cornwall, Ontario
Death:
April 24, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IX. C. 13.
Additional information
Son of Samuel and Lida McCooeye, of Metcalfe, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private William Fred McCooeye
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Photo of William Fred McCooeye
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Photo of William McCooeye
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Sister Anne
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Group Photo
His parents: Samuel and Lyda McCooeye -
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Brother-in-law, Frank McDowell with Wm. F. McCooeye -
Group Photo
William F. McCooeye (behind) sister Anne, sister-in-law Lillian -
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Brother Cecil, sister-in-law Lillian, sister Anne -
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Brother-in-law Frank McDowell, sister Anne, mother Lyda, father Samuel -
Photo of Lawrence McCooeye
Youngest brother Lawrence McCooeye 15 years old (brother) -
Group Photo
Family friend, Lawrence McCooeye, Anne McCooeye McDowell (brother, sister) -
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Anne McCooeye McDowell, Lawrence McCooeye (sister and brother circa 1960’s) -
War Memorial
His sacrifice is memorialized at a cenotaph in Metcalfe, Ontario close to where he was born. His name (second last in the list) appears along with others from the area that also died in the line of duty during World War II. -
Biography
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Biography
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Family
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Sister-in-law Lillian McCooeye
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Group Photo
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Grave Marker
Digital gallery of
Private William Fred McCooeye
Digital gallery of
Private William Fred McCooeye
Digital gallery of
Private William Fred McCooeye
Digital gallery of
Private William Fred McCooeye
Digital gallery of
Private William Fred McCooeye
Digital gallery of
Private William Fred McCooeye
Digital gallery of
Private William Fred McCooeye
Digital gallery of
Private William Fred McCooeye
Digital gallery of
Private William Fred McCooeye
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 541 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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