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Joseph Clynick

In memory of:

Driver Joseph Clynick

November 25, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

613

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

4th Bde.

Additional Information

Born:

May 23, 1881

Commemorated on Page 68 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

VII. A. 23.

Location:

Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.

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: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 325 of 1384.

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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: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 325 of 1384.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Gravemarker– Photo courtesy of Gary Nelson

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    Gravemarker – Photo courtesy of Gary Nelson
  • Newspaper Clipping– This Casualty List appeared in the Toronto Evening Telegram on December 7th, 1916. Joseph Clynick was born in London, England. He enlisted in Montreal on March 15, 1915. In honoured memory.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – This Casualty List appeared in the Toronto Evening Telegram on December 7th, 1916. Joseph Clynick was born in London, England. He enlisted in Montreal on March 15, 1915. In honoured memory.

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