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Walter Augustus Acreman

In memory of:

Corporal Walter Augustus Acreman

October 8, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

477002

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Additional Information


Born:

February 29, 1896
Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

August 25, 1915
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of Mrs. B. Acreman, of Sooke, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 45 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

III. A. 14.

Location:

Courcelette is a village about 8 kilometres north-east of Albert (next to the main road D929 Albert-Bapaume). The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY lies about 1.5 kilometres north-west of the village. The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY (signposted in the centre of Courcelette) is 1.5 kilometres down a single track lane (suitable for cars).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of October 29, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y277uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
  • Photo of WALTER AUGUSTUS ACREMAN– From the Daily Colonist of October 29, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y277uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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