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Marvin Jay Workman

In memory of:

Lieutenant Marvin Jay Workman

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

75th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 4, 1890
Hochelaga, Quebec

Enlistment:

April 17, 1916

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alfred Workman, of Montreal, Quebec, brother of Albert E. Workman, Westmount, Montreal. He enlisted on 17 April 1916 at Montreal, Quebec. He attested that he was a salesman and single. He had previous Militia service with 3 Victoria Rifles.

Commemorated on Page 353 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

1.A.3.

Location:

The CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 is about 2.5 kilometres north of the village of Neuville-St. Vaast. The village is about 6 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Bethune. The cemetery is on a spur road turning left from the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle, about 1 kilometre south of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy.

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
  • Grave marker– 25 April 2018, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca

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    Grave marker – 25 April 2018, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cefrg.ca
  • Diary– WAR DIARY 75th Battalion CEF 1917

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    Diary – WAR DIARY 75th Battalion CEF 1917
  • Cemetery– Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Cemetery – Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Gravemarker– Photo of the gravestone of Lt. Marvin Jay Workman who died on the first day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and lies in Canadian Cemetery No.2 at Vimy Ridge.

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    Gravemarker – Photo of the gravestone of Lt. Marvin Jay Workman who died on the first day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and lies in Canadian Cemetery No.2 at Vimy Ridge.
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  • Inscription– Epitaph (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Inscription – Epitaph (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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