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William Morrison

In memory of:

Private William Morrison

August 21, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

123243

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

April 17, 1885

Husband of Margaret Morrison, of 1226, Florence Street, London, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 297 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. D. 26.

Location:

Barlin is a village about 11 kilometres south-west of Bethune on the D188, between the Bethune-Arras and Bethune-St. Pol roads, about 6.5 kilometres south-east of Bruay. The BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION lie to the north of the village on the D171 road to Houchin.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Circumstances of Death Register: "Died of Wounds." (Gun shot wound, Left Leg and Face.) At No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Source: Operation Picture Me via The 18th Battalion Facebook Group. London Free Press. August 28, 1917.

Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com

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