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Alexander William Cosgrove

In memory of:

Private Alexander William Cosgrove

August 28, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

530107

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Division:

8th Field Amb.

Additional Information

Born:

September 14, 1887

Commemorated on Page 71 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

X. A. 12.

Location:

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– The Calgary Herald June 7, 1916

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    Newspaper Clipping – The Calgary Herald June 7, 1916
  • Attestation Paper

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    Attestation Paper
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Obituary– Calgary Herald 7 June 1916

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    Obituary – Calgary Herald 7 June 1916
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI TO COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 251 of 900.

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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: CORBI TO COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 251 of 900.

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