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Burial/memorial information
Son of Samuel and Edith Russell, of Brooklyn, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland. Native of Plate Cove, Newfoundland.
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Photo of William Russell
William Russell, son of Samuel and Edith Russell of Brooklyn, Newfoundland. Buried at Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, France -
Baptismal Font
William Russell is commemorated on this baptismal font in St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Brooklyn, Newfoundland. -
St. Andrew's
William Russell is commemorated in St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Brooklyn, Newfoundland." -
Monument
William Russell is commemorated on this monument in Summerville, Newfoundland. -
Newspaper clipping
From the St. John Daily Star July 27th 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private William Russell
Digital gallery of
Private William Russell
Digital gallery of
Private William Russell
Digital gallery of
Private William Russell
Digital gallery of
Private William Russell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 110 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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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.
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