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Hugh Stanton McRae

In memory of:

Captain Hugh Stanton McRae

April 30, 1943

Military Service

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Son of Hugh Alexander and Jessie Elizabeth McRae, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 193 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Surrey, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

34. I. 4.

Location:

Brookwood is 30 miles from London (M3 to Bagshot and then A322). The main entrance to Brookwood Military Cemetery is on the A324 from the village of Pirbright. Brookwood Military Cemetery is owned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom, covering approximately 37 acres. In 1917, an area of land in Brookwood Cemetery (originally The London Necropolis) was set aside for the burial of men and women of the forces of the Commonwealth and Americans, who had died, many of battle wounds, in the London district. This site was further extended to accommodate the Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War, and American, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French and Polish plots containing the graves of Allied casualties. There are also German and Italian plots where prisoners of war lie buried.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of Hugh Stanton Mcrae– Capt McRae enlisted in 1940 as a rifleman and was subsequently commissioned from the ranks. Prior to his death, he had held a number of appointments in the battalion, including Adjutant. He died during training in England when the jeep he was driving collided with another vehicle.

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    Photo of Hugh Stanton Mcrae
    Photo of Hugh Stanton Mcrae – Capt McRae enlisted in 1940 as a rifleman and was subsequently commissioned from the ranks. Prior to his death, he had held a number of appointments in the battalion, including Adjutant. He died during training in England when the jeep he was driving collided with another vehicle.
  • Gravemarker– Capt McRae's gravemarker at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England. This photo was taken by myself during a visit to England in May 1997.

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    Gravemarker
    Gravemarker – Capt McRae's gravemarker at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England. This photo was taken by myself during a visit to England in May 1997.

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