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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Robert Alexander McPherson

In memory of:

Private Robert Alexander McPherson

September 27, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

3032317

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

4th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 11, 1886

Commemorated on Page 465 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

I. A. 14.

Location:

Sains-les-Marquion is a village and it lies approximately 2 kilometres south of Marquion, which lies on the main straight road from Arras to Cambrai. The Ontario Cemetery lies to the south of the village. The cemetery was made after the capture of Sains-les-Marquion by the Canadian Division on September 27, 1918. The Cemetery was enlarged after the Armistice and now covers an area of 949 square metres. It is enclosed by a rubble wall.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Toronto Street Railway War Memorial – The Toronto Street Railway Memorial plaque is located inside the Old City Hall in Toronto, Ontario.
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