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George Alan McLean

In memory of:

Private George Alan McLean

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

706637

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

29th Bn . Canadian Inf .

Additional Information

Born:

November 12, 1884
Duluth

Enlistment:

January 12, 1916
Victoria, British Columbia

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. McLean, of Victoria, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 286 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. E. 3.

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 26, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y118uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of April 26, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y118uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Daily Colonist of May 1, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y122uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Daily Colonist of May 1, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y122uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Bois Carre British Cemetery– The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Bois Carre British Cemetery
    Bois Carre British Cemetery – The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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