Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Alfred Thornton
In memory of:
Private Alfred Thornton
October 30, 1917
Military Service
432860
23
Army
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
49th Bn.
Additional Information
April 11, 1894
Columbia Falls, Montana
January 13, 1915
Edmonton, Alberta
Son of Thomas and Cora Thornton, of Jarvie, Alberta.
Commemorated on Page 339 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY
Belgium
X. C. 17.
POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY is located 10 Km north east of Ieper town centre on the Brugseweg (N313), a road connecting Ieper to Brugge. Two streets connect Ieper town centre onto the Brugseweg; Torhoutstraat leads from the market square onto the Kalfvaartstraat. At the end of Kalfvaartstraat is a large junction on which Brugseweg is the first right hand turning. The cemetery itself lies 10 Km along the Brugseweg on the right hand side of the road after passing through the village of Poelcapelle (now Poelkapelle).
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Newspaper clipping – From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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