Military service
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Son of Andrew Kinnear, of Sackville, New Brunswick.
Digital gallery of Corporal William Kinnear
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Kinnear
Cap badge of the 12th Bn which he originally joined before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Photo BGen Young 15th Bn Memorial Project.
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Digital gallery of
Corporal William Kinnear
15th Bn cap badge. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.
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Digital gallery of
Corporal William Kinnear
Grave marker Cpl W. Kinnear. Photo by BGen(ret'd) G. Young, submitted by Capt(ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Kinnear
Record of Service Card (front side). From the archives 48th Highlanders Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Kinnear
Record of Service Card (reverse side). From the archives 48th Highlanders Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Kinnear
15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Theipval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Kinnear
Inscription on the Sackville War Memorial, Sackville NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Kinnear
Inscription on the Sackville War Memorial, Sackville NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Kinnear
Inscription found on a family grave marker at Sackville Cemetery, Sackville NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
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Cap badge of the 12th Bn which he originally joined before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Photo BGen Young 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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15th Bn cap badge. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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1st Division, 3rd Brigade shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Grave marker Cpl W. Kinnear. Photo by BGen(ret'd) G. Young, submitted by Capt(ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Record of Service Card (front side). From the archives 48th Highlanders Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Record of Service Card (reverse side). From the archives 48th Highlanders Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Theipval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Inscription on the Sackville War Memorial, Sackville NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
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Inscription on the Sackville War Memorial, Sackville NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
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Inscription found on a family grave marker at Sackville Cemetery, Sackville NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 114 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.
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