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George Banks Manson

In memory of:

Corporal George Banks Manson

October 6, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

153591

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

43rd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

September 8, 1883

Son of Sinclair Manson of Wick, Caithness, Scotland; husband of Rose E. Manson of Newton, Surrey, British Columbia.

Corporal George Banks Manson is commemorated on the T. Eaton Co. Limited, 1914-1918, memorial plaque.

Commemorated on Page 132 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:

III. A. 26.

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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  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Gravemarker– Photo courtesy of Gary Nelson

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  • Eaton's Memorial Plaque– Their name liveth forever more. In lasting memory of three hundred and fifteen men who with many of their associates of the Eaton Company bravely faced peril and hardship in the Great War and finally laid down their lives in the cause of liberty, justice and humanity. This bronze memorial is a tribute to the men of the Eaton's company who died as a result of service in the First World War. A 1919 Eaton's publication noted that 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. The memorial is presently located in the Toronto Eaton Centre at Yonge and Dundas streets and is accompanied by a second plaque for all staff who gave their lives in the Second World War.

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    Eaton's Memorial Plaque
    Eaton's Memorial Plaque – Their name liveth forever more. In lasting memory of three hundred and fifteen men who with many of their associates of the Eaton Company bravely faced peril and hardship in the Great War and finally laid down their lives in the cause of liberty, justice and humanity. This bronze memorial is a tribute to the men of the Eaton's company who died as a result of service in the First World War. A 1919 Eaton's publication noted that 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. The memorial is presently located in the Toronto Eaton Centre at Yonge and Dundas streets and is accompanied by a second plaque for all staff who gave their lives in the Second World War.

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