The
following is from a page 1 article in the 6 Sep 1917 issue of the Simcoe Reformer newspaper.
"KILLED
IN ACTION"
797163 Private Clarence Egbert Murch of Simcoe,
was a member of the 133rd Band, and is spoken of
in the highest
terms by Bandmaster Sutton.
He came here from Houghton, but
the family were originally of Simcoe. His father, "Alf"
Murch, was a schoolboy in Simcoe about 50 years ago.
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The
following is from a page 1 article in the 20 Sep 1917 issue of the
Waterford
Star.
PRIVATE
C. E. MURTCH [sic]
Private Murtch [sic]
of Simcoe, was a member of the 133rd band, and is highly spoken of by Bandmaster Sutton. He
was well known around Townsend Centre, having worked there for
some time.
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The
following is from a page 8 item in the 15 Aug 1918 issue of the
Simcoe Reformer newspaper. The In Memoriam on page 5 of
the
14 Aug 1918 Simcoe Reformer says "killed in action, 13
Aug 1917."
IN
MEMORIAM
Murch -- In loving memory
of Clarence Egbert Murch, who was killed in action, August 8th,
1917, somewhere in France. "He loved honor more than he
feared death."
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The
following is from a page 7 item in the 12 Aug 1920 issue of the
Simcoe Reformer newspaper.
IN
MEMORIAM
Murch -- In loving memory
of Clarence Egbert Murch, who was killed in action, on the 1[3]th August
1917, at Lens, in France.
-- Wife and son.
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| Also
see Egbert's Attestation Paper: side
1 | side
2.
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C. Egbert Murch
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