Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Walter Percy McFarlane
In memory of:
Gunner Walter Percy McFarlane
October 24, 1917
Military Service
1257813
20
Army
Canadian Garrison Artillery
5th Siege Bty.
Additional Information
January 26, 1897
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Armour McFarlane, of Rockville, Sussex, King's Co., New Brunswick, Canada.
Commemorated on Page 282 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
OXFORD ROAD CEMETERY
Belgium
I. H. 4.
The OXFORD ROAD CEMETERY is located to the North East of the town of Ieper. From the station turn left and drive along M.Fochlaan to the roundabout, turn right and go to the next roundabout. Here turn left into M.Haiglaan and drive to the next roundabout. Here turn right into Oude Veurnestraat, this then changes into Diksmuidseweg and Brugseweg drive along this road to the traffic lights. Straight over the lights to the end of the road. At the T junction turn left (still Brugseweg) and continue along this road through the village of Sint Jan (N313). After the village you come to a fork in the road, take the right hand fork and the OXFORD ROAD CEMETERY is 50 metres along on the right hand side.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Walter Percy McFarlane – Walter Percy McFarlane. This is the only photo the family has of Percy. We do not know where it was taken. We believe it was before he was sent overseas. -
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Attestation Papers – Source: Library and Archives Canada -
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Attestation Papers – Source: Library and Archives Canada -
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War Diary – War Diary recording of W.P. McFarlane's fatal wounding Source: Library and Archives Canada -
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Essay – Belle Isle Regional High School - 'Lest We Forget - Springfield, New Brunswick' In the Spring of 2008, the Grade 11 Modern History students at Belle Isle Regional High School completed biographies for eighteen First World War soldiers. Their assignment was part of the ¿Lest We Forget¿ project initiated by Blake Seward, a history teacher, in Smiths Falls, Ontario. The students researched individuals from Norton, New Brunswick who died while serving in the First World War. There are 44 names listed on the local cenotaph, Riverbank Memorial and it is their intention to continue this project until students have completed biographies on all the individuals listed. Their teacher, Stephen Wilson, then intends to research the soldiers from the Second World War. -
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Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England -
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Inscription – Riverbend War Memorial inscription -
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Grave marker
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