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Kent Colebrooke

In memory of:

Private Kent Colebrooke

August 16, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

247

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Dragoons (1st Armoured Regiment)

Additional Information

Born:

October 25, 1888

Son of William E. and Mary A. Colebrooke, of Watchbell St., Rye; husband of Beatrice Ellen Colebrooke, of Ivy Villa, Wish St., Rye, Sussex.

Commemorated on Page 68 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. C. 23.

Location:

Dernancourt is a village in the Department of the Somme, 3 kilometres south of Albert. The DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY is a little west of the village, and the EXTENSION is on the north-west side of the Communal Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 727 of 1384.

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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: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 727 of 1384.
  • Grave marker– Photo courtesy of Thomas L. Skelding

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Photo courtesy of Thomas L. Skelding
  • Memorial Cross Medal– Photo courtesy of Thomas L. Skelding

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    Memorial Cross Medal
    Memorial Cross Medal – Photo courtesy of Thomas L. Skelding

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