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Military service
Age:
27
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
50th Bn.
Enlistment:
Calgary, Alberta
Death:
April 12, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
No. 1. Sp. Mem. "E",
Additional information
Son of Richard Cordiner, M R.C.S., L.R.C.P. and Frances Mary Cordiner, of Douglas, Isle of Man. Brother of Mr. T. Y. Cordiner, of Douglas.
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI TO COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 17 of 900. -
Banff War Memorial
Banff (Alberta) War Memorial. Erected by the Mount Rundle chapter of the I.O.D.E. and unveiled September 2nd, 1923 near the Great War Veterans' Association Memorial Hall on Banff avenue. It was made of stone from Mount Rundle. The current memorial includes a pair of World War Two panels with 29 names on either side of a central panel listing 52 World War One names. It is now located at the front wall of the Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Moore Branch #26, on Banff avenue. -
Banff, Alberta
View of Banff avenue showing the location of the Royal Canadian Legion building - near the Canadian flag. The Banff (Alberta) War Memorial is located outdoors on the front wall of this building. -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Inscription
Epitaph (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Memorial
Special Memorial - Canadian Cemetery No. 2 Neuville-St. Vaast
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Lieutenant Richard Charles Cordiner
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Lieutenant Richard Charles Cordiner
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Richard Charles Cordiner
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Richard Charles Cordiner
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Richard Charles Cordiner
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Richard Charles Cordiner
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Richard Charles Cordiner
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 220 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 Pas de Calais, France
The CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 is about 2.5 kilometres north of the village of Neuville-St. Vaast. The village is about 6 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Bethune. The cemetery is on a spur road turning left from the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle, about 1 kilometre south of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy.
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