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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Peter Carruthers

In memory of:

Gunner Peter Carruthers

April 8, 1915

Military Service


Service Number:

86840

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

20th Bty.

Additional Information


Son of the late John Carruthers, of 284, Wellington St., Ottawa, Ont.

Commemorated on Page 8 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

55. South-West. Sec. 41.

Location:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave marker– Pierre tombale au cimetière Beechwood d'Ottawa (section 41).
  • Grave marker– Inscription sur le monument de la famille Carruthers au cimetière Beechwood d'Ottawa (section 41).
  • Grave marker

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