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George Walter Alger

In memory of:

Private George Walter Alger

August 28, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

919022

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

24th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

April 19, 1894
Bury, Lancashire, England

Enlistment:

February 19, 1916
Montreal, Quebec

Friend of Mrs. Lees of Montreal, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 358 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

SUN QUARRY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

C. 19.

Location:

Cherisy is a village approximately 13 kilometres south-east of Arras. The Cemetery is 1.5 kilometres south-east of the village on the north-east side of the D38 road to Hendecourt. Cherisy village was captured by the Allied 18th Division on May 3, 1917, but lost the same night; and it remained in German hands until it was retaken by the Canadian Corps on August 27, 1918. The cemetery takes it name from a flint quarry, known to the British Army as Sun Quarry, located a short distance south-east of Cherisy. The Cemetery covers an area of 462 square metres and is enclosed by brick walls.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Sun Quarry Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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