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Richard Francis Kearney

In memory of:

Private Richard Francis Kearney

April 17, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

210503

Age:

39

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

19th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

October 4, 1878

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kearney, of 25, Park Place, St. Catharines, Ontario; husband of Florence Kearney, of Detroit, Mich., U.S.A.

Commemorated on Page 439 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION No.1
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

V. A. 24.

Location:

Doullens is a town in the Department of the Somme, approximately 30 kilometres north of Amiens on the N25 road to Arras. The DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSIONS lie on the eastern side of the town, about 270 metres south-east of the road to Arras.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Honour roll– Source: The Standard / Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial. Edited by Frederick Yorston. Published by the Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal. This large Souvenir Edition magazine included the Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses.

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    Honour roll
    Honour roll – Source: The Standard / Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial. Edited by Frederick Yorston. Published by the Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal. This large Souvenir Edition magazine included the Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses.
  • Memorial– The Cenotaph at Memorial Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, was dedicated on August 7th, 1927 by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII), and unveiled by Brigadier General W. B. M. King, C.M.G., D.S.O. The names of St. Catharines men who died as a result of their service during World War I are listed on two bronze tablets located at City Hall.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – The Cenotaph at Memorial Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, was dedicated on August 7th, 1927 by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII), and unveiled by Brigadier General W. B. M. King, C.M.G., D.S.O. The names of St. Catharines men who died as a result of their service during World War I are listed on two bronze tablets located at City Hall.

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