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Military service
Service number:
775769
Age:
31
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Division:
38th Bn.
Birth:
December 17, 1885
Death:
June 27, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. E. 16.
Additional information
Husband of Fanny Horrell, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private William Peter Horrell
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Memorial Plaque
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Photo of William Horrell
The striking thing about this picture is the look in my Great Grandpa's eyes, it's easy to see that he has experienced some traumatic events. -
Memorial
The memorial tablet for the City of Toronto employees is located through the doors of Old City Hall, Queen Street. Pte. Horrell's name was included on this memorial. -
Press Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping
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War Memorial
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Dedicatory Inscription
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Inscription
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Memorial
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of WILLIAM PETER HORRELL
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private William Peter Horrell
Digital gallery of
Private William Peter Horrell
Digital gallery of
Private William Peter Horrell
Digital gallery of
Private William Peter Horrell
Digital gallery of
Private William Peter Horrell
Digital gallery of
Private William Peter Horrell
Digital gallery of
Private William Peter Horrell
Digital gallery of
Private William Peter Horrell
Digital gallery of
Private William Peter Horrell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 258 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.
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