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Earle Cornelius McCaig

In memory of:

Corporal Earle Cornelius McCaig

May 31, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

535463

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Division:

7th Canadian Gen. Hosp.

Additional Information


Son of Mary A. and Neil McCaig, of Kingston, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 453 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:

LXVI. E. 30.

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.

Digital Collection

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  • War Diary– 7th Canadian General Hospital.  War Diary for May 1918, page 4, recording death of Cpl. E.C. McCaig of wounds received from enemy aircraft.
  • Attestation Papers– Attestation paper, page 1, for Earle Cornelius McCaig of Kingston, Ontario.
  • Attestation Papers (Back)– Attestation paper, page 2, for Earle Cornelius McCaig of Kingston, Ontario.
  • Photo of Earle McCaig

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