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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Alexander Yorkston

In memory of:

Corporal Alexander Yorkston

November 7, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

174742

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Division:

4th

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information


Born:

May 22, 1882

Commemorated on Page 527 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

QUIEVRECHAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

In South-East part.

Location:

Quievrechain Communal Cemetery contains six Commonwealth burials of the First World War.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Cemetery
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Military Medal
  • Grave Marker– Final resting place

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