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Percival Albert McKay

In memory of:

Corporal Percival Albert McKay

September 16, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

117392

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regt.)

Additional Information

Born:

December 10, 1887

Son of Jacob and Mary McKay, of Woodbridge, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 127 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. N. 2.

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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  • Memorial– Woodbridge Memorial tower. A bronze plaque at the base of the tower commemorates those fallen in World War I and reads as follows: "In Honor of the Men of this Community Who Laid Down their Lives for King and Country in the Great War 1914-1918." Brank Birch James Borland Fred Evans Norman Fleming George Grumble W.S. Harris Richard Harrison William Haslam D.R. MacKenzie Beaton McGillivary Pearcy McKay Herbert Miller Edward Morgan John Morgan Robert Rayside Stanley Robb Earnest Smith Roy Taverner Tex Tinkes Stanley Warrel Roy Warren Christopher Watt John Wilson David Witherspoon Wallace Wood J.A. Wright

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Woodbridge Memorial tower. A bronze plaque at the base of the tower commemorates those fallen in World War I and reads as follows: "In Honor of the Men of this Community Who Laid Down their Lives for King and Country in the Great War 1914-1918." Brank Birch James Borland Fred Evans Norman Fleming George Grumble W.S. Harris Richard Harrison William Haslam D.R. MacKenzie Beaton McGillivary Pearcy McKay Herbert Miller Edward Morgan John Morgan Robert Rayside Stanley Robb Earnest Smith Roy Taverner Tex Tinkes Stanley Warrel Roy Warren Christopher Watt John Wilson David Witherspoon Wallace Wood J.A. Wright
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England

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    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Keith Boswell, England
  • Central Methodist Montage– Central Methodist (United) Church, Calgary, Alberta. The Memorial Tablet has the following dedication: IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR. The Memorial Tablet was unveiled on Sunday, July 1st, 1923.

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    Central Methodist Montage
    Central Methodist Montage – Central Methodist (United) Church, Calgary, Alberta. The Memorial Tablet has the following dedication: IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR. The Memorial Tablet was unveiled on Sunday, July 1st, 1923.
  • Central Methodist Memorial Tablet– Detail of World War One Memorial Tablet at Central Methodist (United) Church in Calgary. There are 204 names in total listed. The central section lists 36 names on the Roll of Honour while the two outside sections list the men who served and survived the war.

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    Central Methodist Memorial Tablet
    Central Methodist Memorial Tablet – Detail of World War One Memorial Tablet at Central Methodist (United) Church in Calgary. There are 204 names in total listed. The central section lists 36 names on the Roll of Honour while the two outside sections list the men who served and survived the war.
  • Inscription– His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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    Inscription
    Inscription – His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians are honoured on this Memorial. 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)

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