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William Wallace McKay

In memory of:

Private William Wallace McKay

September 27, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

651904

Age:

37

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

47th Battalion

Additional Information


Born:

November 20, 1881

Only son of Benjamin and Christiana Yeats McKay, of Walkerton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 459 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

B. 67.

Location:

Queant is a village 19 kilometres south-east of Arras. The Cemetery is on the western outskirts of the village on the west side of the road to Riencourt-les-Cagnicourt.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of William W. McKay
  • Enlistment Cards– Records are property of the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre.

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