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Emerald George Avery

In memory of:

Private Emerald George Avery

May 5, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

195758

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

July 12, 1898
Lanark, Ontario

Son of George and Ellen Avery, of Cordova Mines, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 194 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XVIII. H. 12.

Location:

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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