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Harold Russell Beer

In memory of:

Private Harold Russell Beer

October 26, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

681265

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

"A" Coy. 58th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of George S. and Mary E. Beer, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 199 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PASSCHENDALE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

XV. C. 14.

Location:

Passchendaele (Passendale) New British Cemetery lies 10.5 Kms north-east of Ieper town centre on the S'Graventafelstraat, a road leading from St Jan to Passendale. Two roads connect Ieper town centre onto the Zonnebeekseweg; the Torhoutstraat leads from the market square onto a small roundabout. At the roundabout the first right turn is Basculestraat. At the end of Basculestraat, there is a crossroads and Zonnebeekseweg is the turning to the left. 7 Kms along the Zonnebeekseweg, in the village of Zonnebeke, lies the left hand turning onto the Langemarkstraat (further on this street name changes to Zonnebekestraat). 2 Kms along this road, and after passing Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, lies the right hand turning onto the 'S Graventafelstraat. 4 Kms along the 'S Graventafelstraat, and after passing the New Zealand Memorial, lies the cemetery on the left hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bea to Belisle. Mircoform Sequence 7; Volume Number 31829_B016717. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 151. Page 549 of 724.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bea to Belisle. Mircoform Sequence 7; Volume Number 31829_B016717. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 151. Page 549 of 724.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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