Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Jesse Alexander McInnis

In memory of:

Private Jesse Alexander McInnis

October 9, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

839046

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

102nd Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

June 3, 1897

Commemorated on Page 459 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DENAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

Denain German Mil. Cem. Mem. 6.

Location:

Denain is a town in the Nord Department between Valenciennes and Cambrai. The DENAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY is at the north-east corner of the town approximately 1.2 kilometres from the centre, following the route to Oisy and the Lycee A Kastler. The cemetery is situated at the centre of a junction 100 metres from a traffic light controlled crossroads. From the A2, follow the D40 for approximately 2.2 kilometres and turn right at the traffic lights. The CWGC plot is at the heart of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • POW Record– POW Record held in the Archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva, Switzerland. Private McInnis was one of 3 Canadians whose grave was in the POW Section of the German cemetery at Denain, France. Many of the POW graves were identified and moved to the British section, however 3 remained unidentified. Unfortunately, there is no information on his POW card (no PA file reference) so we have no additional information at this time.

    Details

    POW Record
    POW Record – POW Record held in the Archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva, Switzerland. Private McInnis was one of 3 Canadians whose grave was in the POW Section of the German cemetery at Denain, France. Many of the POW graves were identified and moved to the British section, however 3 remained unidentified. Unfortunately, there is no information on his POW card (no PA file reference) so we have no additional information at this time.
  • Photo of Jesse Alexander McInnis

    Details

    Photo of Jesse Alexander McInnis
    Photo of Jesse Alexander McInnis
  • Newspaper clipping– Found this in a very old scrapbook, probably from the Owen Sound Sun Times.

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Found this in a very old scrapbook, probably from the Owen Sound Sun Times.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: