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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Adair Carss

In memory of:

Lieutenant Adair Carss

October 21, 1916

Military Service

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

102nd Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Mrs. Annie Carss, of 24, Hampton Court, Vancouver.

Commemorated on Page 64 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. O. 54.

Location:

Albert is a town on the River Ancre in the Department of the Somme, 28 kilometres north-east of Amiens. The ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is on the south-east side of Albert and the junction of the roads to Fricourt and Meaulte, and the Extension is entirely enclosed by it.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave marker– 12 August 2019, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group)

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    Grave marker – 12 August 2019, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group)
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of October 27, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y275uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of October 27, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y275uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
  • Photo of Adair Carss– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Adair Carss – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of ADAIR CARSS– Adair Carss sitting 2nd from left. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of ADAIR CARSS – Adair Carss sitting 2nd from left. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Canavan to Caswell. Microform Sequence 18; Volume Number 31829_B016727. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 162. Page 635 of 1004.

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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: Canavan to Caswell. Microform Sequence 18; Volume Number 31829_B016727. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 162. Page 635 of 1004.
  • Legend– Adair Carss sitting 2nd from left. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Legend – Adair Carss sitting 2nd from left. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker

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