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Son of Major William McSpadden, C.M.P., and Mary Hancock McSpadden, of Calgary, Alberta.
His father Major William McSpadden, died on December 19, 1918 while serving with the Canadian Corps Military Police.
Digital gallery of Gunner William Hieland McSpadden
Digital gallery of
Gunner William Hieland McSpadden
From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Gunner William Hieland McSpadden
Central Methodist (United) Church, Calgary, Alberta. The Memorial Tablet has the following dedication: IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR. The Memorial Tablet was unveiled on Sunday, July 1st, 1923.
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Gunner William Hieland McSpadden
Detail of World War One Memorial Tablet at Central Methodist (United) Church in Calgary. There are 204 names in total listed. The central section lists 36 names on the Roll of Honour while the two outside sections list the men who served and survived the war.
Digital gallery of
Gunner William Hieland McSpadden
Although the initials indicate G W instead of W H, I believe this is the same man. The book from where the photo comes from, They Gathered at the River, the history of Central United Church, Calgary, has his name as this, but on the bronze plaque, it is WH...might have been an error on the editor's part...
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From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Central Methodist (United) Church, Calgary, Alberta. The Memorial Tablet has the following dedication: IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR. The Memorial Tablet was unveiled on Sunday, July 1st, 1923.
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Detail of World War One Memorial Tablet at Central Methodist (United) Church in Calgary. There are 204 names in total listed. The central section lists 36 names on the Roll of Honour while the two outside sections list the men who served and survived the war.
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Although the initials indicate G W instead of W H, I believe this is the same man. The book from where the photo comes from, They Gathered at the River, the history of Central United Church, Calgary, has his name as this, but on the bronze plaque, it is WH...might have been an error on the editor's part...
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 289 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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FOSSE No. 10 COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Pas de Calais, France
Sains-en-Gohelle is a mining village 20 kilometres north of Arras on the road to Bethune. Fosse No.10 is a pithead and group of miners' houses south of the village.
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