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Percy Boddington

In memory of:

Private Percy Boddington

November 1, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

210082

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

58th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

April 8, 1894

Son of James and Emma Boddington, of 4, Inkerman St., London, Ontario. Native of Beamsville, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 56 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION (ROUEN)
Seine-Maritime, France

Grave Reference:

O. I. O. 5.

Location:

The St. Sever Cemetery and Extension (Rouen) is situated about 3 kilometres south of Rouen Cathedral and a short distance west of the road from Rouen to Elbeuf. If travelling from Elbeuf or Caen on the N.138, follow Avenue Des Canadiens right down to the roundabout. Then take the fourth exit into Rue Stanislas De Jardin, and the cemetery lies 150 metres on the left. The CWGC signpost is located at the entrance of the cemetery. The cemetery covers an area of 49,885 square metres. The War Stone is on the boundary of the original Cemetery and the Extension, facing the City of Rouen War Memorial. The Cross is raised on a terrace on the further side of the Extension. The Chapel, cruciform and surmounted by a dome, is in the middle of the Extension.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source:  Library and Archives Canada.  CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Blampie to Booth; Mircoform Sequence 11; Volume Number 131829_B016720; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 155 Page 347 of 762
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • War Memorial– Beamsville Ontario War Memorial.   Sculptor:  Hamilton MacCarthy, R.C.A.
  • Plaque– Beamsville Ontario War Memorial.   Sculptor:  Hamilton MacCarthy, R.C.A.
  • Inscriptions– Beamsville Ontario War Memorial.   Sculptor:  Hamilton MacCarthy, R.C.A.

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