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Malcolm Docherty

In memory of:

Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Docherty

December 1, 1917

Military Service

Age:

40

Force:

Army

Unit:

Headquarters Cavalry Brigade

Citation(s):

Distinguished Service Order, London Gazette No. 29608, dated 3 June 1916 and Mentioned in despatches, London Gazette No. 32655. 1914-15 Star

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Service Order

Additional Information

Born:

May 1, 1877
North Uist, Inverness, Scotland

Enlistment:

October 12, 1914

Son of Charles Docherty of Barvis, Saskatchewan. Spouse of Catherine Mary Docherty, of Calgary, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 228 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HEUDICOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

C. 6.

Location:

Heudicourt is a village in the Department of the Somme, 16 kilometres north-north east of Peronne and 22 kilometres south-west of Cambrai. The HEUDICOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is east of the Communal Cemetery.

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
  • 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
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.
  • War Journal Entries– Lord Strathcona's Horse War diary entry for 1.12.1917.

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    War Journal Entries – Lord Strathcona's Horse War diary entry for 1.12.1917.
  • Photo of MALCOLM DOCHERTY

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    Photo of MALCOLM DOCHERTY
    Photo of MALCOLM DOCHERTY

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