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Private Daniel Marrs
The 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion War Diary entry for January 26, 1917 said that notice had been received that Dan Marrs had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for Conspicuous Bravery.
Source: War diaries - 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion = Journal de guerre - 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion - 73e Bataillon d'infanterie canadien
MIKAN No.: 1883272 . Library and Archives Canada
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Private Daniel Marrs
The 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion War Diary entry for January 26, 1917 said that notice had been received that Dan Marrs had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for Conspicuous Bravery.
Source: War diaries - 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion = Journal de guerre - 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion - 73e Bataillon d'infanterie canadien
MIKAN No.: 1883272 . Library and Archives Canada
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Private Daniel Marrs
The 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion War Diary entry for January 28, 1917 noted that Dan Marrs was presented a ribbon for having been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Source: War diaries - 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion = Journal de guerre - 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion - 73e Bataillon d'infanterie canadien
MIKAN No.: 1883272 . Library and Archives Canada
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From the Renfrew Mercury for 23 March 1917.
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From an article in the Renfrew Mercury for 14 March 1919 describing a reception held for returning soldiers of Admaston Township.
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Photo taken from "A Short History and Photographic Record of the 73rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Royal Highlanders of Canada" Page 41. ¿D¿ Company. No. 15 Platoon.
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Source Library and Archives Canada Soldiers of the First World War.
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Source Library and Archives Canada Soldiers of the First World War.
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The 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion War Diary entry for January 26, 1917 said that notice had been received that Dan Marrs had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for Conspicuous Bravery. Source: War diaries - 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion = Journal de guerre - 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion - 73e Bataillon d'infanterie canadien MIKAN No.: 1883272 . Library and Archives Canada
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The 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion War Diary entry for January 26, 1917 said that notice had been received that Dan Marrs had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for Conspicuous Bravery. Source: War diaries - 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion = Journal de guerre - 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion - 73e Bataillon d'infanterie canadien MIKAN No.: 1883272 . Library and Archives Canada
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The 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion War Diary entry for January 28, 1917 noted that Dan Marrs was presented a ribbon for having been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Source: War diaries - 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion = Journal de guerre - 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion - 73e Bataillon d'infanterie canadien MIKAN No.: 1883272 . Library and Archives Canada
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His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. He was later found and now resides in Canadian Cemetery No.2 (J. Stephens)
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Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 290 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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