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Eric Hutchison McCall

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant Eric Hutchison McCall

September 7, 1916

Military Service

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Horse Artillery

Division:

V Bty.

Additional Information

Son of J. T. and Jane McCall, of Montreal.

Commemorated on Page 572 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BASRA WAR CEMETERY
Iraq

Grave Reference:

V. N. 11.

Location:

The cemetery is about 8 kilometres north-west of Basra, a town on the west bank of the Shatt-al-Arab, 90 kilometres from its mouth in the Persian Gulf. Note: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission strongly advises that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office should be contacted before attempting to visit Iraq. Their details are as follows:
Travel Advice Unit Consular Division Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Old Admiralty Building
London, England
SW1A 2AF
Tel: 0207 008 0232/0233
Fax: 0207 008 0164

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Press Clipping– From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.

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    Press Clipping – From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1043 Lieut Eric Hutchison McCall (RMC 1914) was the son of J. T. and Jane McCall, of Montreal. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery, V Bty. He died on 7 Sept 1916. He was buried in the Basra War Cemetery in Iraq.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1043 Lieut Eric Hutchison McCall (RMC 1914) was the son of J. T. and Jane McCall, of Montreal. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery, V Bty. He died on 7 Sept 1916. He was buried in the Basra War Cemetery in Iraq.
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1043 Lieut Eric Hutchison McCall (RMC 1914) was the son of J. T. and Jane McCall, of Montreal. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery, V Bty. He died on 7 Sept 1916. He was buried in the Basra War Cemetery in Iraq.

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1043 Lieut Eric Hutchison McCall (RMC 1914) was the son of J. T. and Jane McCall, of Montreal. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery, V Bty. He died on 7 Sept 1916. He was buried in the Basra War Cemetery in Iraq.
  • Memorial Doll– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1043 Lieut Eric Hutchison McCall (RMC 1914) was the son of J. T. and Jane McCall, of Montreal. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery, V Bty. He died on 7 Sept 1916. He was buried in the Basra War Cemetery in Iraq.

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    Memorial Doll
    Memorial Doll – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1043 Lieut Eric Hutchison McCall (RMC 1914) was the son of J. T. and Jane McCall, of Montreal. He served with the Royal Horse Artillery, V Bty. He died on 7 Sept 1916. He was buried in the Basra War Cemetery in Iraq.

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