Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Percival McEdis
In memory of:
Private Percival McEdis
June 2, 1916
Military Service
113429
Army
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regt.)
Additional Information
February 21, 1891
Commemorated on Page 125 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY
Belgium
LVIII. A. 3.
POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY is located 10 Km north east of Ieper town centre on the Brugseweg (N313), a road connecting Ieper to Brugge. Two streets connect Ieper town centre onto the Brugseweg; Torhoutstraat leads from the market square onto the Kalfvaartstraat. At the end of Kalfvaartstraat is a large junction on which Brugseweg is the first right hand turning. The cemetery itself lies 10 Km along the Brugseweg on the right hand side of the road after passing through the village of Poelcapelle (now Poelkapelle).
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Percival Mcedis – From "Our Heroes in The Great World War", compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, Ontario, 1919. -
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Medals – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Medal – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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