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William John Dilworth

In memory of:

Private William John Dilworth

July 27, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

645833

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

29th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 8, 1887

Son of Mrs. M. J. Dilworth, of Calgary; husband of Nettie Blanche Dilworth, of 115, Kootenay St., Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 228 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

FOSSE No. 10 COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. C. 8.

Location:

Sains-en-Gohelle is a mining village 20 kilometres north of Arras on the road to Bethune. Fosse No.10 is a pithead and group of miners' houses south of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 513 of 1084.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 513 of 1084.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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