Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Shires
In memory of:
Private Joseph Shires
October 1, 1916
Military Service
107565
22
Army
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regt.)
Additional Information
January 8, 1894
Son of Mrs. A. L. Shires. Born at Victoria, British Columbia.
Commemorated on Page 162 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
I. E. 28.
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.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of October 17, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y266uvic/mode/1up?view=theater.
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