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In memory of
Lieutenant
BASIL WARD
BINKLEY
who died on July 12, 1917
Military Service:
- Age: 25
- Force: Air Force
- Unit: Royal Flying Corps
- Division: 15th Battalion
- Citation: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Additional Information:
- Date of Birth: May 13, 1892
- Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Date of Enlistment: October 28, 1914
- Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Son of John Whitfield and Alice (nee Gunby) Binkley of Armstrong, British Columbia. Brother of Glen, Manswell, Hope et Melvin.
Commemorated on Page 201 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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Burial Information:
BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord,France
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Grave Reference: III. D. 265.
Location:
Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14.5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Lille. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town.
From the Grand Place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this road is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn down the right into a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres. The cemetery is on the right and the BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is at the bottom end.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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