Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Hugh Melvin Blair
In memory of:
Private Hugh Melvin Blair
March 1, 1917
Military Service
132274
21
Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
73rd Bn.
Additional Information
August 21, 1895
Son of Hugh and Jeanie Blair, of Blackburn. Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 202 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
VILLERS STATION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
VII. E. 7.
Villers-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 11 kilometres north-west of Arras. The VILLERS STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-west of the village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Hugh Melvin Blair – Photo taken from "A Short History and Photographic Record of the 73rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Royal Highlanders of Canada" Page 40. 'D' Company No 15 Platoon. -
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Attestation Paper (page 2)
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