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Curtis Craig

In memory of:

Private Curtis Craig

August 15, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

254

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

15th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 13, 1892

Commemorated on Page 222 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XI. G. 11.

Location:

Loos (Loos-en-Gohelle) is a village to the north of the road from Lens to Bethune. From Lens, take the N43 towards Bethune. Arriving at Loos, turn right at CWGC sign post. The LOOS BRITISH CEMETERY is about 1 kilometre from Loos Church in the southern part of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CRABB TO CROSSLAND Microform Sequence 24; Volume Number 31829_B016733. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 168. Page 61 of 788.

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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: CRABB TO CROSSLAND Microform Sequence 24; Volume Number 31829_B016733. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 168. Page 61 of 788.
  • Badge– Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Badge – Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Shoulder patch– Shoulder patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Shoulder patch
    Shoulder patch – Shoulder patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Badge– Cap Badge Royal Canadian Dragoons. Pte Craig originally enlisted with this unit but was sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Badge
    Badge – Cap Badge Royal Canadian Dragoons. Pte Craig originally enlisted with this unit but was sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Record of Service Card (Front)– Record of Service Card (front) courtesy of the 48th Highlanders of canada regimental Museum. Submitted by Capt(ret'd) V.Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Record of Service Card (Front)
    Record of Service Card (Front) – Record of Service Card (front) courtesy of the 48th Highlanders of canada regimental Museum. Submitted by Capt(ret'd) V.Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Record of Service– Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Record of Service
    Record of Service – Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Memorial– "The Hill 70 memorial, erected by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project and the town of Benifontaine, was unveiled and dedicated on 22 September 2012. The memorial commemorates the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF, which was on the extreme left flank of the Canadian assault on Hill 70, on 15 August 1917 and the memory of those members of the Battalion who fell during the engagement. The memorial sits on what was then known as Bois Hugo, which the Battalion assaulted, captured and held against repeated German counterattacks." Photo submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath

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    Memorial
    Memorial – "The Hill 70 memorial, erected by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project and the town of Benifontaine, was unveiled and dedicated on 22 September 2012. The memorial commemorates the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF, which was on the extreme left flank of the Canadian assault on Hill 70, on 15 August 1917 and the memory of those members of the Battalion who fell during the engagement. The memorial sits on what was then known as Bois Hugo, which the Battalion assaulted, captured and held against repeated German counterattacks." Photo submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath

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