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Company Sergeant Major ALEXANDER McVEAN

Service Number: 138507
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Canadian Infantry

75th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 18 November 1916

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY

VIII. C. 4

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Additional Info Son of Malcolm and Mary McVean, of 120, Lochfield Rd., Paisley, Scotland. His brother, Bmdr. Malcolm, also fell.
  • Personal Inscription EVER FONDLY REMEMBERED
  • N.B. Recent research has shown that Company Sergeant Major Alexander McVean is buried here. Currently the grave is marked with a headstone to an Unknown Company Sergeant Major of the Canadian Infantry, but a new headstone bearing his details is now on order. Please contact the Commission for further details.
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