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Robert William John McCormick

In memory of:

Private Robert William John McCormick

August 11, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

401513

Age:

17

Force:

Army

Unit:

4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information

Son of Robert and Bertha McCormick of Byron, Ontario. Served in the 7th Bn. Fusiliers of London (Ont.), prior to the war. Enlisted with the 33rd Bn. Canadian Inf.

Commemorated on Page 123 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY (ENCLOSURE 4)
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Enclosure No.4 I. S. 7.

Location:

BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY ENCLOSURE NO.4 is located 2.5 Km south of Ieper town centre. The cemetery lies on the Rijselseweg (N365), the road connecting Ieper to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. The cemetery itself is located 2 Km after this crossroads on the left hand side of the Rijselseweg.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of ROBERT WILLIAM JOHN MCCORMICK– Pte R J McCormick as pictured in the December 1918 edition of The Christmas Echo published in London Ontario -- And in the Morning

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    Photo of ROBERT WILLIAM JOHN MCCORMICK – Pte R J McCormick as pictured in the December 1918 edition of The Christmas Echo published in London Ontario -- And in the Morning
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press August 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press August 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press September 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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