Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Lester McKenna
In memory of:
Private Joseph Lester McKenna
June 14, 1917
Military Service
223327
20
Army
Canadian Infantry Division
85th Bn.
Additional Information
October 17, 1896
November 8, 1915
Son of John and Mary McKenna of Milton, Nova Scotia. He sailed to England on the Olympic.
Commemorated on Page 284 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
XXI. A. 3.
Souchez is a village in the Department of the Pas-De-Calais, 3.5 kilometres north of Arras on the main road to Bethune. It lies in the valley of the Souchez river, between the Lorette Bridge to the west and Vimy Ridge to the east. The CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY is about 1.5 kilometres south of the village on the west side of the D937 Arras-Bethune Road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Joseph Lester McKenna – Son of John and Mary McKenna of Milton, Nova Scotia 85th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment) -
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Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010) -
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Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery – A panoramic view of the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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