Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George Blanchett
In memory of:
Private George Blanchett
May 7, 1919
Military Service
460010
38
Army
Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
44th Bn.
Additional Information
August 16, 1880
Son of William Henry Blanchett of 20, High St., Salisbury, England, and the late Mrs. Blanchett; husband of Nellie Blanchett, of 604, Kylemore Avenue, Winnipeg, Man.
Commemorated on Page 530 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada
Mil. 179.
The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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