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Alfred Crawford Hannaford

In memory of:

Captain Alfred Crawford Hannaford

October 3, 1918

Military Service

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

87th Bn.

Citation(s):

Military Cross

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross and Bar

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hannaford, of 26, Springfield Avenue, Westmount, P.Q., Canada.

Commemorated on Page 423 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. C. 37.

Location:

BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY is situated on the D919 heading south from Arras to Ayette. The Cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 9 kilometres from Arras, just before a crossroads with the D36 between Ficheux and Boisleux-au-Mont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc

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    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Medals– Decorations and medals awarded to Captain A. C. Hannaford, on permanent display at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto. Left to right: Military Cross and Bar (for second award); 1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal; Memorial Cross. The Memorial Cross was a memento of personal loss and sacrifice that, shortly after the war, was sent by His Majesty's Canadian Government to (in this case) Capt. Hannaford's mother, Elizabeth Crawford Hannaford of Westmount, Québec. Capt. Hannaford died of wounds received in action during the Hundred Days Offensive near the end of the war, while serving in the 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards), CEF. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker, of Barrie, Ontario, in 2024.)

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    Medals
    Medals – Decorations and medals awarded to Captain A. C. Hannaford, on permanent display at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto. Left to right: Military Cross and Bar (for second award); 1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal; Memorial Cross. The Memorial Cross was a memento of personal loss and sacrifice that, shortly after the war, was sent by His Majesty's Canadian Government to (in this case) Capt. Hannaford's mother, Elizabeth Crawford Hannaford of Westmount, Québec. Capt. Hannaford died of wounds received in action during the Hundred Days Offensive near the end of the war, while serving in the 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards), CEF. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker, of Barrie, Ontario, in 2024.)
  • Circumstances of death registers– The entry for Captain A. C. Hannaford in the Circumstances of Death Register. (Source: Library and Archives Canada.)

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    Circumstances of death registers – The entry for Captain A. C. Hannaford in the Circumstances of Death Register. (Source: Library and Archives Canada.)

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