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Ernest Burnet

In memory of:

Private Ernest Burnet

August 20, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

441927

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

14th Bn.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 377 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

IV. D. 1.

Location:

The town of Abbeville is on the main road from Paris to Boulogne, about 80 kilometres south of Boulogne. On reaching Abbeville from Boulogne on the N1 at the roundabout, take the right turn immediately before Boulogne Road direction. A CWGC direction sign is on site. Enter the ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY by the left hand side main gate and follow CWGC signs within the Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 265 of 926.

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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: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 265 of 926.
  • Cenotaph– Private Ernest Burnet is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cenotaph – Private Ernest Burnet is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cenotaph– Private Ernest Burnet is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cenotaph – Private Ernest Burnet is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– Orillia Times, 29 Aug 1918. Photo appeared in 05 Sep 1918 issue.

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Orillia Times, 29 Aug 1918. Photo appeared in 05 Sep 1918 issue.

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