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Louis Peter Steckenreiter

In memory of:

Private Louis Peter Steckenreiter

April 10, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

782182

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

50th Bn. (Alberta Regt.)

Additional Information

Son of Nicholas Steckenreiter, of Waterloo, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 331 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

Sp. Mem. "E", No. 26.

Location:

The CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 is about 2.5 kilometres north of the village of Neuville-St. Vaast. The village is about 6 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Bethune. The cemetery is on a spur road turning left from the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle, about 1 kilometre south of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of LOUIS PETER STECKENREITER– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of LOUIS PETER STECKENREITER
    Photo of LOUIS PETER STECKENREITER – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Louis Peter Steckenreiter– Louis Peter Steckenreiter in uniform. Killed one day after his thirtieth birthday.

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    Photo of Louis Peter Steckenreiter – Louis Peter Steckenreiter in uniform. Killed one day after his thirtieth birthday.
  • Photo of Louis Peter Steckenreiter– Pte. Louis P. Steckenreiter 782182, 50th Battn. Born April 9, 1887, Bridgeport, Ont. Enlisted with 128th Battalion, Moose Jaw, Sask., February 1916. [Symbol of cross] April 10, 1917, Vimy Ridge. Private Steckenreiter served with the 50th Battalion. He was born on 9 April 1887 in Bridgeport, Ontario. He enlisted with the 128th Battalion in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in February 1916 and went overseas in August of the same year. He served in France in January 1917. He died at Vimy Ridge on 10 April 1917. The photographer, Addison C. Moyer, operated a studio from 1895 to 1920 in Waterloo, Ontario.

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    Photo of Louis Peter Steckenreiter
    Photo of Louis Peter Steckenreiter – Pte. Louis P. Steckenreiter 782182, 50th Battn. Born April 9, 1887, Bridgeport, Ont. Enlisted with 128th Battalion, Moose Jaw, Sask., February 1916. [Symbol of cross] April 10, 1917, Vimy Ridge. Private Steckenreiter served with the 50th Battalion. He was born on 9 April 1887 in Bridgeport, Ontario. He enlisted with the 128th Battalion in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in February 1916 and went overseas in August of the same year. He served in France in January 1917. He died at Vimy Ridge on 10 April 1917. The photographer, Addison C. Moyer, operated a studio from 1895 to 1920 in Waterloo, Ontario.
  • Photo of Louis Peter Steckenreiter– In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of Louis Peter Steckenreiter
    Photo of Louis Peter Steckenreiter – In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Waterloo Memorial Booklet– In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Waterloo Memorial Booklet
    Waterloo Memorial Booklet – In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Cemetery– Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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