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Digital gallery of Private William Herst
Digital gallery of
Private William Herst
Pte. William Herst enlisted in the 92nd Battalion (Highlanders) C.E.F. in Toronto in August 1915. In honoured memory.
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Private William Herst
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Private William Herst
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Private William Herst
Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Herst was originally a member of the 92nd Bn but he was sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Private William Herst
Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders Regimental Museum. submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Private William Herst
Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders Regimental Museum. submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Private William Herst
"The Hill 70 memorial, erected by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project and the town of Benifontaine, was unveiled and dedicated on 22 September 2012. The memorial commemorates the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF, which was on the extreme left flank of the Canadian assault on Hill 70, on 15 August 1917 and the memory of those members of the Battalion who fell during the engagement. The memorial sits on what was then known as Bois Hugo, which the Battalion assaulted, captured and held against repeated German counterattacks."
Photo submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.
Dileas Gu Brath
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Private William Herst
Grave Marker. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath
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Private William Herst
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private William Herst
From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private William Herst
From the Toronto Telegram. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Pte. William Herst enlisted in the 92nd Battalion (Highlanders) C.E.F. in Toronto in August 1915. In honoured memory.
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Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Herst was originally a member of the 92nd Bn but he was sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders Regimental Museum. submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders Regimental Museum. submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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"The Hill 70 memorial, erected by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project and the town of Benifontaine, was unveiled and dedicated on 22 September 2012. The memorial commemorates the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF, which was on the extreme left flank of the Canadian assault on Hill 70, on 15 August 1917 and the memory of those members of the Battalion who fell during the engagement. The memorial sits on what was then known as Bois Hugo, which the Battalion assaulted, captured and held against repeated German counterattacks." Photo submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath
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Grave Marker. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 255 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Bethune is located 29 kilometres north of Arras.
The BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY is on the northern outskirts of Bethune near the junction of the River Lawe and the Aire la Bassee Canal. From the town centre turn right in front of the Tribunal and second right at the bottom of the road down to the cul de sac.
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