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Samuel Smith McElary

In memory of:

Private Samuel Smith McElary

November 11, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

220455

Age:

47

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

47th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 27, 1872

Son of James and Jennie McElary, of Co. Londonderry, Ireland; husband of Annie McElary, of 100, Isabella St., Ottawa.

Commemorated on Page 125 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

III. F. 32.

Location:

Miraumont is a village about 14.5 kilometres north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 kilometres south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Attestation Papers– Source: Library and Archives Canada: Soldiers of the First World War

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    Attestation Papers – Source: Library and Archives Canada: Soldiers of the First World War
  • Attestation Papers

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    Attestation Papers
  • Inscription– Inscription to the memory of Private SAMUEL SMITH MCELARY on the family grave marker in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario. According to his Attestation Paper he was born on January 27, 1872 and he enlisted in Ottawa on February 1, 1916, shortly after his 46th birthday.

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    Inscription – Inscription to the memory of Private SAMUEL SMITH MCELARY on the family grave marker in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario. According to his Attestation Paper he was born on January 27, 1872 and he enlisted in Ottawa on February 1, 1916, shortly after his 46th birthday.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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