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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Stanley Donald Skene

In memory of:

Captain Stanley Donald Skene

October 10, 1918

Military Service

Age:

34

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

Intelligence Officer, 15th Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information

Son of Alexander and Jessie Skene; husband of Edna W, Skene, of Calgary, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 501 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

V. C. 19.

Location:

Vis-en-Artois and Haucourt are villages in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, on the road from Arras to Cambrai. The VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT is at the north side of the main road between the two villages.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Stanley Donald Skene– Stanley Donald Skene, Law Grad at Queen's, left behind a wife, Edna (nee Weatherspoon) and daughter Elinor.

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    Photo of Stanley Donald Skene – Stanley Donald Skene, Law Grad at Queen's, left behind a wife, Edna (nee Weatherspoon) and daughter Elinor.
  • Commemorative Plaque– Memorial Plaque commemorating barristers and students, members of the Alberta law society, who died while serving in the First World War.

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    Commemorative Plaque
    Commemorative Plaque – Memorial Plaque commemorating barristers and students, members of the Alberta law society, who died while serving in the First World War.
  • Photo of Stanley Skene

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    Photo of Stanley Skene
    Photo of Stanley Skene
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker
  • Newspaper clipping– THE CALGARY DAILY HERALD 24 October 1918

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    Newspaper clipping – THE CALGARY DAILY HERALD 24 October 1918
  • Cap Badge– Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Cap Badge – Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Shoulder Patch– Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Shoulder Patch – Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Cap Badge– Cap Badge 253rd Bn (Queen's University Highlanders). Captain Skene, recipient of the Military Cross for bravery in the field, was originally a member of the 253rd Bn before transfer to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Cap Badge
    Cap Badge – Cap Badge 253rd Bn (Queen's University Highlanders). Captain Skene, recipient of the Military Cross for bravery in the field, was originally a member of the 253rd Bn before transfer to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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