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Rooney Alexander Douglas

In memory of:

Corporal Rooney Alexander Douglas

October 18, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

86124

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

4th Bde.

Additional Information

Son of Mary J. Douglas, of 302, Moffat St., Pembroke, Ontario.

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:

AEROPLANE CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

II. A. 12.

Location:

AEROPLANE CEMETERY is located 3.5 Km north east of Ieper town centre on the Zonnebeekseweg (N332), a road connecting Ieper to Zonnebeke. Two roads connect Ieper town centre onto the Zonnebeekseweg; the Torhoutstraat leads from the market square onto a small roundabout. At the roundabout the first right turn is Basculestraat. At the end of Basculestraat there is a cross roads and Zonnebeekseweg is the turning to the left. The cemetery itself lies 3 Km along the Zonnebeekseweg on the right hand side of the road, shortly after a French cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • 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 509 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 509 of 1076.
  • Aeroplane Cemetery

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    Aeroplane Cemetery
    Aeroplane Cemetery
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  • Photo of ROONEY ALEXANDER DOUGLAS– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of ROONEY ALEXANDER DOUGLAS – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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