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Thomas Henry Rootes

In memory of:

Sapper Thomas Henry Rootes

February 4, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

422

Age:

38

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

5th Field Coy.

Additional Information


Born:

January 14, 1876

Son of Isaac Rootes, of Hastings, England; husband of Mrs. L. Rootes, of 496, Magdalen St., Point St. Charles, Montreal, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 156 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

IV. B. 19.

Location:

WYTSCHAETE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 7 Km south of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the Rijselseweg N365, which connects Ieper (formerly Ypres) to Wijtschate (Wytschaete) and on to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. The first right hand turning on reaching the village of Wijtschate leads onto the Hospicestraat, leading to the village square. The Kemmelstraat leads from the village square, 500 metres beyond which lies the WYTSCHAETE MILITARY CEMETERY on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Entrance
  • Cemetery
  • Grave Marker

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