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Thomas Bruce Drope

In memory of:

Private Thomas Bruce Drope

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

907333

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

5th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 17, 1883
Cobourg, Ontario

Enlistment:

March 13, 1916
Regina, Saskatchewan

Husband of Amanda Etna Drope of Regina, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 230 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY (France)
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. B. 17.

Location:

Thelus is a village about 6.5 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Lens. The NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY is on the western side of the main road and about 1.5 kilometres south of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 991 of 1076. His grave was located 1 ¼ miles South East of Neuville St. Vaast/3 miles North of Arras. After the Armistice his body was exhumed and buried in NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 991 of 1076. His grave was located 1 ¼ miles South East of Neuville St. Vaast/3 miles North of Arras. After the Armistice his body was exhumed and buried in NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Morning Leader. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Morning Leader. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Morning Leader. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Morning Leader. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Morning Leader. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Morning Leader. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Cemetery– Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Cemetery – Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– – The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – – The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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