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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Sydney Queenborough

In memory of:

Private Sydney Queenborough

September 21, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

171941

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

3rd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 24, 1884

Son of John and Prudence Queenborough, of Boston, Lincs., England.

Commemorated on Page 151 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

XXVIII. O. 7.

Location:

Longueval is a village 11 kilometres east of Albert. DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY is east of the village and on the south side of the road from Longueval to Ginchy. The cemetery is directly opposite the South African National Museum which is well signposted from the N17 at Bapaume.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of SYDNEY QUEENBOROUGH– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of SYDNEY QUEENBOROUGH – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Grave Marker– Grave marker photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.

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