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Richard Leonard Massey

In memory of:

Private Richard Leonard Massey

May 30, 1919

Military Service

Service Number:

3356470

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Ordnance Corps

Additional Information

Born:

May 16, 1899

Son of Frederick and Emma Massey, of Cereal, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 539 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

METCHOSIN (WILLIAM HEAD CORRECTIONAL INST)CEM
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Richard Massey– Picture may have been taken in or near Vladisvostock, Russia, and it looks like uncle Richard lied to get into the Army. He was born in 1900, not 1899, as the note states. At the time the family was on the move from Deer Park in B.C. to Cereal, Alberta.

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    Photo of Richard Massey
    Photo of Richard Massey – Picture may have been taken in or near Vladisvostock, Russia, and it looks like uncle Richard lied to get into the Army. He was born in 1900, not 1899, as the note states. At the time the family was on the move from Deer Park in B.C. to Cereal, Alberta.
  • Photo 2 of Richard Massey– Richard on the left, not sure when or where this was taken, do not know the other man in the photo.

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    Photo 2 of Richard Massey
    Photo 2 of Richard Massey – Richard on the left, not sure when or where this was taken, do not know the other man in the photo.
  • Photo 3 of Richard Massey– Not sure when or where this picture was taken, but it must have been taken before Richard went to Siberia.

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    Photo 3 of Richard Massey
    Photo 3 of Richard Massey – Not sure when or where this picture was taken, but it must have been taken before Richard went to Siberia.
  • Press Clipping– Press clippng courtesy of the Victoria Genealogical Society. Source: John McKay, Times Colonist

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    Press Clipping
    Press Clipping – Press clippng courtesy of the Victoria Genealogical Society. Source: John McKay, Times Colonist

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