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Note: Ainsley Laird
Death Date:
27 Mar 1917
Unit:
11th Field Company, Canadian Engineers
Rank:
Sapper
Service Number:
503727
Cemetery Location:
5 Miles North West of Arras, France
[Ecoivres Military Cemetery]
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St-Eloi
The ruins of Mont-St.-Eloi gave the Canadians a powerful observation post before the Vimy attack and, with their headquarters nearby, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Canadian Divisions used this cemetery throughout 1917. Many units brought back their dead from the front and buried them here. The cemetery now contains 1,825 Commonwealth burials, including 828 Canadians.
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