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Louis Eric Callaghan

In memory of:

Private Louis Eric Callaghan

October 13, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

79054

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

31st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

February 19, 1894

Son of Jane Callaghan, of 53, North Circular Rd., Dublin.

Commemorated on Page 8 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WULVERGHEM-LINDENHOEK ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

III. C. 17.

Location:

WULVERGHEM-LINDENHOEK ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY is located 13 Km south of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the Kemmelseweg N331 connecting Ieper to Kemmel. From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing). 2 Km after passing the village of Kemmel lies the left hand turning onto the Hooghofstraat. The WULVERGHEM-LINDENHOEK ROAD MILITARY CEMETERY lies 1.5 Km along the Hooghofstraat on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Louis Callaghan– In memory of the employees from the Canadian Bank Of Commerce (CIBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Louis Callaghan – In memory of the employees from the Canadian Bank Of Commerce (CIBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Louis Callaghan– From Vol 1 of Letters From The Front By The Canadian Bank Of Commerce.

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    Photo of Louis Callaghan – From Vol 1 of Letters From The Front By The Canadian Bank Of Commerce.
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Cabana to Campling. Microform Sequence 17; Volume Number 31829_B016726. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 161. Page 247 of 1024.

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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: Cabana to Campling. Microform Sequence 17; Volume Number 31829_B016726. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 161. Page 247 of 1024.
  • Grave marker– Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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