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William Frederick Brooks

In memory of:

Sapper William Frederick Brooks

May 27, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

258471

Age:

44

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Railway Troops

Division:

8th

Additional Information


Born:

October 31, 1873

Commemorated on Page 375 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

COUIN NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

E. 61.

Location:

Couin is a village 15 kilometres east of Doullens, in the Department of the Pas de Calais. Visitors should follow the main Doullens to Arras road, N25, as far as the crossroads with the D23. Follow the D23 to Souastre, then the D2 to Couin, as indicated by the CWGC sign. Couin British and New British Cemeteries are at the side of the road just before entering the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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