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Hugh James Doherty

In memory of:

Private Hugh James Doherty

June 6, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

424746

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

28th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 12, 1891

Commemorated on Page 78 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HARLEBEKE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

XVII. A. 6.

Location:

HARLEBEKE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY is located 32 Km east of Ieper town centre on a road leading from the N8 Meenseweg, connecting Ieper to Menen (Menin), Wevelgem, Kortrijk and Zwevegem. Ieper is linked to Kortrijk via the N8 passing through Menen and Wevelgem, joining the A17 1.5 Km after Wevelgem,in the direction of Gent. The A17 continues for 4 Km then meets the junction with the E17 continuing towards Gent. 12 Km along the E17 lies the junction with the N36 towards Harlebeke. The N36 ends at a T junction with the N43. Turning left at this junction towards Kortrijk leads to the left hand turning onto Deerlijksestraat. The HARLEBEKE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY is located 250 metres along the Deerlijksestraat on the left hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Document– Private Doherty was originally buried in the Koelberg (Kolenberg?) Forest German Military Cemetery, Trench Map Coordinates 28.K.32.c.4.5 (GPS= 50.8188, 3.0436) in German Grave D. His remains were exhumed and reburied in the Harlebeke New British Cemetery on 13 September 1924, as part of the IWGC project to concentrate fallen soldiers so that their grave sites could be properly maintained. This record shows his original grave site.

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    Document – Private Doherty was originally buried in the Koelberg (Kolenberg?) Forest German Military Cemetery, Trench Map Coordinates 28.K.32.c.4.5 (GPS= 50.8188, 3.0436) in German Grave D. His remains were exhumed and reburied in the Harlebeke New British Cemetery on 13 September 1924, as part of the IWGC project to concentrate fallen soldiers so that their grave sites could be properly maintained. This record shows his original grave site.
  • Document– Private Doherty was originally buried in the Koelberg (Kolenberg?) Forest German Military Cemetery, Trench Map Coordinates 28.K.32.c.4.5 (GPS= 50.8188, 3.0436) in German Grave D. His remains were exhumed and reburied in the Harlebeke New British Cemetery on 13 September 1924, as part of the IWGC project to concentrate fallen soldiers so that their grave sites could be properly maintained. This record shows his new grave site.

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    Document
    Document – Private Doherty was originally buried in the Koelberg (Kolenberg?) Forest German Military Cemetery, Trench Map Coordinates 28.K.32.c.4.5 (GPS= 50.8188, 3.0436) in German Grave D. His remains were exhumed and reburied in the Harlebeke New British Cemetery on 13 September 1924, as part of the IWGC project to concentrate fallen soldiers so that their grave sites could be properly maintained. This record shows his new grave site.
  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 955 of 1084.

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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: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 955 of 1084.

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