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Joseph Shirley

In memory of:

Corporal Joseph Shirley

May 3, 1915

Military Service


Service Number:

41314

Age:

41

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

2nd Bde.

Additional Information


Born:

June 17, 1873

Mentioned in despatches. Son of John and Ann Shirley, of Liverpool, England.

Commemorated on Page 36 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

YPRES TOWN CEMETERY EXTENSION
Belgium

Grave Reference:

I. E. 12.

Location:

YPRES TOWN CEMETERY EXTENSION is located 1 Km east of Ieper town centre, on the Zonnebeekseweg (N332), connecting Ieper to Zonnebeke. From Ieper town centre the Zonnebeekseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main cross roads and the first left hand turn is the Zonnebeekseweg (N345). The cemetery itself is located 300 metres along the Zonnebeekseweg on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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