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Earle Clifford Lavery

In memory of:

Private Earle Clifford Lavery

September 2, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

751450

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Meredith Lavery, of Wallenstein, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 446 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SUN QUARRY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

F. 6.

Location:

Cherisy is a village approximately 13 kilometres south-east of Arras. The Cemetery is 1.5 kilometres south-east of the village on the north-east side of the D38 road to Hendecourt. Cherisy village was captured by the Allied 18th Division on May 3, 1917, but lost the same night; and it remained in German hands until it was retaken by the Canadian Corps on August 27, 1918. The cemetery takes it name from a flint quarry, known to the British Army as Sun Quarry, located a short distance south-east of Cherisy. The Cemetery covers an area of 462 square metres and is enclosed by brick walls.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Sun Quarry Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Sun Quarry Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Biography– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Biography – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of EARLE CLIFFORD LAVERY– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of EARLE CLIFFORD LAVERY – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards, Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Inscription– inscription left under Hill 70 Loos

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    Inscription – inscription left under Hill 70 Loos
  • Photo of Earle Clifford Lavery– Earl Clayton Lavery, Elmira. Killed in action at Arras, France. The photographer, Robert W. Willoughby, operated a studio in Elmira from 1906 to 1918. http://images.ourontario.ca/kitchener/details.asp?r=vs&ID=45228&number=21

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    Photo of Earle Clifford Lavery
    Photo of Earle Clifford Lavery – Earl Clayton Lavery, Elmira. Killed in action at Arras, France. The photographer, Robert W. Willoughby, operated a studio in Elmira from 1906 to 1918. http://images.ourontario.ca/kitchener/details.asp?r=vs&ID=45228&number=21
  • Photo of Earle Clifford Lavery– In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of Earle Clifford Lavery
    Photo of Earle Clifford Lavery – In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Waterloo Memorial Booklet– In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Waterloo Memorial Booklet
    Waterloo Memorial Booklet – In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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