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George Alexander Downie

In memory of:

Private George Alexander Downie

September 27, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

2020920

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

7th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

April 15, 1883

Son of Alexander Downie.

Commemorated on Page 399 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

QUARRY CEMETERY (MARQUION)
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

D. 2.

Location:

Marquion is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, on the straight main road from Arras to Cambrai. QUARRY CEMETERY (MARQUION) is about 1 kilometre south east of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 695 of 1076.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 695 of 1076.

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