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Edward Baty

In memory of:

Lieutenant Edward Baty

August 9, 1918

Military Service

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

8th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

August 13, 1888
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England

Enlistment:

February 20, 1917
London, Ontario

Son of William and Sarah Baty, of 1215, 11th St. West, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; husband of Mrs. Dorothy McCallum (formerly Baty, nee Howland), of Coburg, Ontario. Born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.

Brother of Private Robert Baty, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 365 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MANITOBA CEMETERY, CAIX
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

A. 12.

Location:

Caix is a village 24 kilometres east of Amiens, between the road to St Quentin and Roye. The Manitoba Cemetery is situated between the village of Caix and Beaufort.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Lt Edward Baty, Saskatoon Daily Star, August 28, 1918, page 03

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    Newspaper clipping – Lt Edward Baty, Saskatoon Daily Star, August 28, 1918, page 03
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Memorial– The brother of Lieutenant Edward Baty, Private Robert Baty, was killed in action on May 24, 1915 at Festubert. Source: Commemorative Certificate, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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    Memorial – The brother of Lieutenant Edward Baty, Private Robert Baty, was killed in action on May 24, 1915 at Festubert. Source: Commemorative Certificate, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bark to Bazinet. Mircoform Sequence 6; Volume Number 31829_B016716. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 150. Page 933 of 1058.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bark to Bazinet. Mircoform Sequence 6; Volume Number 31829_B016716. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 150. Page 933 of 1058.
  • Medal– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Medal – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Medal– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Medal – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Cemetery– Manitoba Cemetery, Caix

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Manitoba Cemetery, Caix
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker

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