0 poppies laid on this site
In memory of:

Private Alexander McLean

Profile image
Maple leaf on headstone

Military service

Service number: 639860
Age: 23
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Division: 2nd Battalion
Birth: November 20, 1894 Clarendon, Frontenac County, Ontario
Enlistment: March 11, 1916 Ontario
Death: March 29, 1918

Burial/memorial information

FAUBOURG-D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS
Grave reference: VII. C. 26.
Additional information
Son of Mathew and Margaret McLean originally of Bishops Mills, Ontario who later moved to Potsdam, New York, U.S.A. He stated he was single and worked in a foundry. He embarked at Halifax on 18 October 1916 and disembarked at Liverpool, England on 28 October 1916. The original wooden cross, which served as his temporary grave marker is now in the possession of The Royal Canadian Legion, Merrickville Branch, Number 245, where it is displayed in a beautiful wooden case in his memory.

Related media

First World War (1914 – 1918)

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 461 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page Download this page

FAUBOURG-D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS Pas de Calais, France

Fabourg-d'Amiens Cemetery is in the western part of the town of Arras in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle, to the south of the road to Doullens.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.

Did we miss something?

Contribute information to this commemorative page

Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.

Send us your images
Submit a correction
Date modified: