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Egan Zinkan Agar

In memory of:

Captain Egan Zinkan Agar

April 13, 1918

Military Service

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Division:

54 Squadron (and 9th R. Bn.)

Additional Information

Born:

May 28, 1893
Owen Sound, Ontario

Son of Andrew and Clara Louise Agar, of Edmonton, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 357 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

III. F. 32.

Location:

Merville is a village 15 kilometres north of Bethune and 20 kilometres south-east of Armentieres. The MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is on the north-east side of the village on the north side of the road to Neuf-Berquin. The Extension, which has a separate entrance, is on the eastern side of the Communal Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal November 17th 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal November 17th 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial plaque– Captain Egan Zinkan Agar is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1st, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during WWI. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.

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    Memorial plaque
    Memorial plaque – Captain Egan Zinkan Agar is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1st, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during WWI. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Roll of Honour– From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War. E. Z. Agar entered Upper Canada College in September 1912.

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    Roll of Honour
    Roll of Honour – From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War. E. Z. Agar entered Upper Canada College in September 1912.
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