Military service
Burial/memorial information
When he enlisted, Edgar stated being born in 1897 and used « Hector » as his first name. He named Philippe Chandonnet, his maternal uncle, form Porcupine, Cochrane, Ontario, as next of kin and heir.
Severely wounded during the Battle of Courcelette, Edgar was evacuated to 1st South Midland Casualty Clearing Station, then located in Vecquemont, near Amiens, where he died shortly after.
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Private Hector (Edgar) Charland
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Private Hector (Edgar) Charland
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Private Hector (Edgar) Charland
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 66 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Somme, France
Warloy-Baillon is a village about 21 kilometres north-east of Amiens and 10 kilometres west of Albert. The WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the east side of the village and the EXTENSION is on the eastern side of the cemetery.
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