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Alexander Drysdale

In memory of:

Sergeant Alexander Drysdale

June 29, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

153381

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

43rd Bn.

Citation(s):

Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information


Born:

August 27, 1884
Polmont, Sterlingshire, Scotland

Enlistment:

July 2, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Alexander and Helen Chassells Drysdale of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 231 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. C. 33.

Location:

Noeux-les-Mines is a town 6 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. The Communal Cemetery is on the northern side of the town, on the south-east side of the road to Labourse.

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: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 1063 of 1076.
  • Roll of Honour

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