Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of William and Ellen Fewer, of Placentia, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Private Laurence Joseph Fewer
Digital gallery of
Private Laurence Joseph Fewer
Portrait of Laurence Fewer colourized
Digital gallery of
Private Laurence Joseph Fewer
Digital gallery of
Private Laurence Joseph Fewer
Soldiers of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Lawrence Joseph Fewer, 2nd Row, far right.
Digital gallery of
Private Laurence Joseph Fewer
It was erected in remembrance of those Newfoundlanders that died on
that fateful day of July 1, 1916 at Beaumont Hamel during the First
World War. Other Newfoundlanders who died on July 1, 1916 are also commemorated on this site.
Digital gallery of
Private Laurence Joseph Fewer
In memory of the men and women from Newfoundland who went away to war and did not come home. From the Newfoundland Legion magazine “Lest We Forget”. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Laurence Joseph Fewer
Group photo of soldiers of 1st Battalion, RNR, coloured. L.J. Fewer is middle row, far right.
Image gallery
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Portrait of Laurence Fewer colourized
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Soldiers of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Lawrence Joseph Fewer, 2nd Row, far right.
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It was erected in remembrance of those Newfoundlanders that died on that fateful day of July 1, 1916 at Beaumont Hamel during the First World War. Other Newfoundlanders who died on July 1, 1916 are also commemorated on this site.
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In memory of the men and women from Newfoundland who went away to war and did not come home. From the Newfoundland Legion magazine “Lest We Forget”. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Group photo of soldiers of 1st Battalion, RNR, coloured. L.J. Fewer is middle row, far right.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 42 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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Digitized personnel record available through Library and Archives Canada.
KNIGHTSBRIDGE CEMETERY,MESNIL-MARTINSART Somme, France
The village of Mesnil is about 8 kilometres north of the town of Albert on the D129 road. The KNIGHTSBRIDGE CEMETERY, which is situated in a valley among fields, is about 2 kilometres north-east of Mesnil (signposted in the centre of Mesnil). Access is by a farm track of which 1 kilometre is tarmac and 1 kilometre is dirt track (unsuitable for cars). The KNIGHTSBRIDGE CEMETERY is 200 metres from the track and no permanent grass pathway exists.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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