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Harry Buck

In memory of:

Private Harry Buck

October 9, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

424621

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

43rd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 15, 1880

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Buck, of East Dulwich, London, England; husband of A. M. M. Buck, of 29, Alton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 60 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

IV. A. 12.

Location:

Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brubacher to Bunyan. Mircoform Sequence 15; Volume Number 31829_B016724; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 159 Page 339 of 668

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brubacher to Bunyan. Mircoform Sequence 15; Volume Number 31829_B016724; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 159 Page 339 of 668
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Certificate– Birth Certificate For Harry Buck My Great Uncle. Lest We Forget

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    Certificate – Birth Certificate For Harry Buck My Great Uncle. Lest We Forget
  • Grave Marker– Last Resting Place of Harry Buck, Contay British Military Cemetery, Contay, France. Peace Perfect Peace.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Last Resting Place of Harry Buck, Contay British Military Cemetery, Contay, France. Peace Perfect Peace.

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