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Pvt Alexander Ralph Dodds

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Pvt Alexander Ralph Dodds Veteran

Birth
Glen Tay, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Death
28 Mar 1918 (aged 18)
Burial
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
IV. A. 1.
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Alexander Ralph Dodds

Son of Mathew Bell Dodds and Margaret Tullis Harvey.
Birth: 12 Aug 1899, Glen Tay, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.
Death: 28 Mar 1918, Cite St. Pierre, France.

On 14 Nov 1915 Alex Dodds enlisted at the age of 16 years, 3 months, 2 days enlisted in the 42nd Regiment, 130th Batt. C.E.F.. On his Attestation Paper his birth year is recorded as 12 Aug 1897. Like many young men willing to fight for their country, he reported his birthday incorrectly in order to be accepted into the army.

R.I.P.
Alexander Ralph Dodds

Son of Mathew Bell Dodds and Margaret Tullis Harvey.
Birth: 12 Aug 1899, Glen Tay, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.
Death: 28 Mar 1918, Cite St. Pierre, France.

On 14 Nov 1915 Alex Dodds enlisted at the age of 16 years, 3 months, 2 days enlisted in the 42nd Regiment, 130th Batt. C.E.F.. On his Attestation Paper his birth year is recorded as 12 Aug 1897. Like many young men willing to fight for their country, he reported his birthday incorrectly in order to be accepted into the army.

R.I.P.

Gravesite Details

Private, 124th Battalion, Canadian Pioneers. Age: Unknown.



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  • Maintained by: ValleyBoy13 Relative Great-niece/nephew
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56397345/alexander_ralph-dodds: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Alexander Ralph Dodds (12 Aug 1899–28 Mar 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56397345, citing Sucrerie British Cemetery, Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by ValleyBoy13 (contributor 49355044).