Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Martin Louis Shepherd
In memory of:
Major Martin Louis Shepherd
September 15, 1916
Military Service
Army
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
21st Bn. Canadian Inf .
Additional Information
Commemorated on Page 161 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY, CONTALMAISON
Somme, France
II. D. 18,
Contalmaison is a village in the Department of the Somme, 6 kilometres east-north-east of Albert. The Sunken Road, from which the cemetery is named, is part of the Contalmaison-Pozieres road, and the cemetery lies a little east of the road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Grave Marker – Major Shepherd's grave, May 2016. Rest in Peace. -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Grave Marker – Major Martin Louis Shepherd is buried in Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, Somme, France. This inscription to his memory is on the family grave marker in the Alexandria United Church Cemetery. -
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Attestation Paper (front) – Attestation Paper Library and Archives Canada -
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Attestation Paper (back) – Attestation Paper Library and Archives Canada -
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Photo of Martin Louis Shepherd – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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