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Charles Southwell De Gruchy

In memory of:

Lieutenant Charles Southwell De Gruchy

July 18, 1917
France

Military Service

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

3rd Bde.

Citation(s):

Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information

Born:

September 14, 1890
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 3, 1916
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip de Gruchy, of Montreal, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 226 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

. II. A. 18.

Location:

Barlin is a village about 11 kilometres south-west of Bethune on the D188, between the Bethune-Arras and Bethune-St. Pol roads, about 6.5 kilometres south-east of Bruay. The BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION lie to the north of the village on the D171 road to Houchin.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc

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    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 457 of 1036.

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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: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 457 of 1036.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Honour Roll– From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.

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    Honour Roll – From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: McGill Daily October 1, 1917

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: McGill Daily October 1, 1917

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