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Arthur Leopold Tiernay

In memory of:

Private Arthur Leopold Tiernay

September 27, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

654682

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade

Division:

1st

Additional Information

Born:

December 21, 1896

Son of Jas. B. and Cecilia E. Thompson Tiernay, of Blyth, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 513 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 8.

Location:

Sains-les-Marquion is a village and it lies approximately 2 kilometres south of Marquion, which lies on the main straight road from Arras to Cambrai. The Ontario Cemetery lies to the south of the village. The cemetery was made after the capture of Sains-les-Marquion by the Canadian Division on September 27, 1918. The Cemetery was enlarged after the Armistice and now covers an area of 949 square metres. It is enclosed by a rubble wall.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial Plaque– Bank of Hamilton War Memorial Plaque. The Bank of Hamilton (1872-1924) headquarters was located during the first World War at King and James Street, Hamilton, Ontario. Many of the men listed on this memorial were employed at Bank of Hamilton branches located across Canada. The Bank merged with the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1924.

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    Memorial Plaque – Bank of Hamilton War Memorial Plaque. The Bank of Hamilton (1872-1924) headquarters was located during the first World War at King and James Street, Hamilton, Ontario. Many of the men listed on this memorial were employed at Bank of Hamilton branches located across Canada. The Bank merged with the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1924.
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