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Charles Edward Gleed

In memory of:

Private Charles Edward Gleed

September 16, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

400677

Age:

38

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Additional Information

Son of Charles and Mary Gleed of London, Ontario. Husband of Hettie D. Gleed of Windsor, Ontario.

Brother of Private George Gleed, who died while serving with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.).

Commemorated on Page 92 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No. 2
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

XXIX. B. 16.

Location:

Serre is a village 11 kilometres north-north-east of Albert. Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 1.3 kilometres further along the D919, SERRE ROAD CEMETERY NO 2 can be found on the left hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Inscription– His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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    Inscription – His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. He was discovered and exhumed at a later date and now rests in a marked grave.May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
  • Vimy Memorial– Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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    Vimy Memorial
    Vimy Memorial – Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press Jan. 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press Jan. 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of Charles Edward Gleed– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Charles Edward Gleed
    Photo of Charles Edward Gleed – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– WWI window from St. George's Anglican Church, London

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    Memorial – WWI window from St. George's Anglican Church, London
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Grave marker photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England

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