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Richard Cartwright Douglas

In memory of:

Corporal Richard Cartwright Douglas

August 26, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

502767

Age:

51

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

9th Field Coy.

Additional Information

Born:

April 13, 1870

Son of Andrew C. Douglas, of Tamworth, Ontario; husband of Alice Florence Douglas, of 1397, 70th Avenue West, Marpole, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 230 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

FOSSE No. 10 COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. C. 43.

Location:

Sains-en-Gohelle is a mining village 20 kilometres north of Arras on the road to Bethune. Fosse No.10 is a pithead and group of miners' houses south of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of September 15, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y240uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of September 15, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y240uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Photo of RICHARD CARTWRIGHT DOUGLAS– From the Daily Colonist of September 25, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y248uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Photo of RICHARD CARTWRIGHT DOUGLAS – From the Daily Colonist of September 25, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y248uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • 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 515 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 515 of 1076.

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