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Duncan John McRae

In memory of:

Lieutenant Duncan John McRae

February 2, 1917

Military Service

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

50th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Andrew and Flora McRae, of 72, Emerald South, Hamilton Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 288 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. D. 1/2.

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Group Photo– Lietenant Duncan John McRae of Canada (left) and Lieutenant Percival William Murray of England (right). McRae was an observer for the RFC and took aerial photographs of the front line over France. Murray was the pilot of their BE2 plane. They were shot down by Baron von Richthofen on 1st February 1917 and were made prisoners by the German infantry. They both died of wounds on 2nd February 1917, making them the 19th victims of Baron von Richthofen. They are burried next to each other in Bois Carre cemetry near Thelus, France.

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    Group Photo – Lietenant Duncan John McRae of Canada (left) and Lieutenant Percival William Murray of England (right). McRae was an observer for the RFC and took aerial photographs of the front line over France. Murray was the pilot of their BE2 plane. They were shot down by Baron von Richthofen on 1st February 1917 and were made prisoners by the German infantry. They both died of wounds on 2nd February 1917, making them the 19th victims of Baron von Richthofen. They are burried next to each other in Bois Carre cemetry near Thelus, France.
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Bois Carre British Cemetery– The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Bois Carre British Cemetery
    Bois Carre British Cemetery – The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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