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| Title |
Memorial - George Roper Strickland 1917 |
| Short Title |
Memorial - George Roper Strickland 1917 |
| Publisher |
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/137532?George%20Roper%20Strickland |
| Source ID |
S594 |
| Text |
In memory of
Private George Roper Strickland
November 1, 1917
Military Service:
Service Number: 130072
Age: 29
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division: "B" Coy. 72nd Bn.
Additional Information:
Son of Eleanor A. and the late Roland C. Strickland, of Lakefield, Ontario.
Cemetery: NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY (Belgium), Belgium
Grave Reference: VIII. F. 11.
Commemorated on Page 334 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial Information:
Cemetery: NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY (Belgium) Belgium
Grave Reference: VIII. F. 11.
Location: NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY is located 11.5 Km west of Ieper town centre on the Helleketelweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge. From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching the ring road of Poperinge, the R33 Europalaan, the left hand clockwise route circles the town of Poperinge and rejoins the N308 towards Oost Cappel. 2.5 Km around the R33 lies the left hand turning onto Helleketelweg. The cemetery itself is located 700 metres along the Helleketelweg on the left hand side of the road. |
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