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Gordon Hamilton Southam

In memory of:

Major Gordon Hamilton Southam

October 15, 1916

Military Service

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

8th Bde.

Additional Information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Southam, of Hamilton, Ontario. Husband of Mary McGibbon Southam.

Commemorated on Page 166 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. E. 8.

Location:

Albert is a town on the River Ancre in the Department of the Somme, 28 kilometres north-east of Amiens. The ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is on the south-east side of Albert and the junction of the roads to Fricourt and Meaulte, and the Extension is entirely enclosed by it.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of GORDON HAMILTON SOUTHAM– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of GORDON HAMILTON SOUTHAM
    Photo of GORDON HAMILTON SOUTHAM – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Newspaper Clipping dated October 17th, 1916 (Toronto Star).

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    Newspaper Clipping – Newspaper Clipping dated October 17th, 1916 (Toronto Star).
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    Newspaper Clipping 3
  • Photo of Gordon Hamilton Southam– From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.

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    Photo of Gordon Hamilton Southam
    Photo of Gordon Hamilton Southam – From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War.
  • Honour Roll– "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921.

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    Honour Roll – "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921.
  • Memorial Tablet– Gordon Hamilton Southam is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.

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    Memorial Tablet
    Memorial Tablet – Gordon Hamilton Southam is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Memorial– Major Gordon Hamilton Southam is remembered on the Southam family memorial at Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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    Memorial – Major Gordon Hamilton Southam is remembered on the Southam family memorial at Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Grave marker– Detail of a plaque dedicated to Major Southam and located at the base of the Southam family monument. The adjacent plaques are inscribed: "William Southam, 1843-1932" and "Wilson Mills, wife of William Southam, 1847-1928".

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Detail of a plaque dedicated to Major Southam and located at the base of the Southam family monument. The adjacent plaques are inscribed: "William Southam, 1843-1932" and "Wilson Mills, wife of William Southam, 1847-1928".
  • The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury– The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, 200 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario.

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    The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury
    The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury – The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, 200 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario.
  • Plaque– Officers of the 13th Royal Regiment Memorial Plaque. On display at the Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, Hamilton, Ontario.

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    Plaque
    Plaque – Officers of the 13th Royal Regiment Memorial Plaque. On display at the Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, Hamilton, Ontario.
  • Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial– The Royal Canadian Yacht Club World War One Memorial, Toronto, Ontario. Images of the 1926 unveiling ceremony and the names listed on the side panels of the sun dial memorial. This unveiling and the photographs were presented in a special edition booklet entitled "In Memoriam 1914-1918".

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    Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial
    Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial – The Royal Canadian Yacht Club World War One Memorial, Toronto, Ontario. Images of the 1926 unveiling ceremony and the names listed on the side panels of the sun dial memorial. This unveiling and the photographs were presented in a special edition booklet entitled "In Memoriam 1914-1918".
  • Monument– Southam Park 480 Upper James Street at the Claremont Access. Southam Park is located on the Mountain brow and offers a beautiful view of the lower city.

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    Monument
    Monument – Southam Park 480 Upper James Street at the Claremont Access. Southam Park is located on the Mountain brow and offers a beautiful view of the lower city.
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    Grave marker

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