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Charles Dayrell Shreve

In memory of:

Lieutenant Charles Dayrell Shreve

October 7, 1918

Military Service

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

9th Bde.

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information

Son of Thomas C. and Mary A. Shreve, of Digby, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 500 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. F. 8.

Location:

Bourlon is a village approximately 6 kilometres west of Cambrai. It lies between the main Cambrai to Bapaume road (N30) and the Cambrai to Arras road (D939). The BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY is signposted from the centre of the village as is the Canadian Forces Memorial. On approaching the Memorial the road should be followed to the left where an unsurfaced track descends about 200 metres to the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail February 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail February 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail February 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail February 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Circumstances of death registers– Lieutenant Charles Dayrell Shreve

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    Circumstances of death registers – Lieutenant Charles Dayrell Shreve
  • Digby War Memorial– Vintage image of the War Memorial in Digby, Nova Scotia. The memorial was erected in 1921 and honours the names of 17 First World War casualties.

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    Digby War Memorial – Vintage image of the War Memorial in Digby, Nova Scotia. The memorial was erected in 1921 and honours the names of 17 First World War casualties.
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