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Roderick Joseph Mattocks

In memory of:

Private Roderick Joseph Mattocks

September 3, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

1024319

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

75th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

February 22, 1899
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Isabel and George Charles Mattocks.

Commemorated on Page 469 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LIGNY-ST. FLOCHEL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. E. 5.

Location:

Ligny-St.Flochel is a village about 6.5 kilometres east of St.Pol on the main road to Arras. The distance from Ligny-St. Flochel to Arras is approximately 24 kilometres. The Ligny-St.Flochel British Cemetery is situated to the south of the village on the east side of the road to the village of Averdoingt.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Rod in on the left. From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Rod in on the left. From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Roderick Joseph Mattocks– This photo was taken shortly before Rod and his brother (Frederick Charles Mattocks) were deployed to England in 1917.

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    Photo of Roderick Joseph Mattocks
    Photo of Roderick Joseph Mattocks – This photo was taken shortly before Rod and his brother (Frederick Charles Mattocks) were deployed to England in 1917.
  • Gravemarker– This photo was taken July 2001.

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    Gravemarker
    Gravemarker – This photo was taken July 2001.
  • Photo 2 of gravemarker– This photo was taken July 2001.

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    Photo 2 of gravemarker
    Photo 2 of gravemarker – This photo was taken July 2001.
  • Ligny-St.Flochel memorial– This photo was taken July 2001.

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    Ligny-St.Flochel memorial
    Ligny-St.Flochel memorial – This photo was taken July 2001.
  • Ligny-St.Flochel British Cemetery– This photo was taken July 2001. There is a large tree on each of the four corners of this cemetery.

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    Ligny-St.Flochel British Cemetery
    Ligny-St.Flochel British Cemetery – This photo was taken July 2001. There is a large tree on each of the four corners of this cemetery.
  • Medals– Left to right: British War Medal, Victory Medal (Inter-allied War Medal), Memorial Cross GR V (a.k.a. Silver Cross).

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    Medals
    Medals – Left to right: British War Medal, Victory Medal (Inter-allied War Medal), Memorial Cross GR V (a.k.a. Silver Cross).

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