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Matthew Brown Dunlop

In memory of:

Sergeant Matthew Brown Dunlop

June 13, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

63252

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

13th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 12, 1883
Glasgow, Scotland

Enlistment:

January 28, 1915
Montreal, Quebec

Son of John and Mary Dunlop, of 4, Burnside Cottages, Airdrie, Lanarkshire.

Brother of Private James Dunlop who died on May 30, 1915 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 81 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

III. B. 3.

Location:

SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY is located 5 Km east of Ieper town centre, on the Canadalaan, a road leading from the Meenseweg (N8), connecting Ieper to Menen. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main cross roads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg. 3 Km along the Meenseweg lies the right hand turning onto Canadalaan. The cemetery itself is located 1.5 Km along Canadalaan on the right hand side of the road. 100 metres beyond the cemetery at the end of the Canadalaan is the Hill 62 Memorial.

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: Duane to Dzhobiewski. Microform Sequence 30; Volume Number 31829_B016739. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 174. Page 569 of 1062.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Duane to Dzhobiewski. Microform Sequence 30; Volume Number 31829_B016739. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 174. Page 569 of 1062.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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