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Military service
Service number:
231482
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
50th Bn.
Birth:
March 17, 1895
Enlistment:
Edmonton, Alberta
Death:
September 2, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of W. J. and Edith E. Applin.
Digitized Service File.
Digital gallery of Private William James Applin
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Gananoque Remembers
Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P> Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gananoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P> Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom. -
Memorial Page
William Applin is honoured on page 100 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005. -
War Memorial
Pte. William James Applin's name is listed on the Gananoque Ontario War Memorial. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Inscription
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World War I Memorial
WWI Plaque Christ (Anglican) Church, Gananoque, ON courtesy of Chris Andrew
Digital gallery of
Private William James Applin
Digital gallery of
Private William James Applin
Digital gallery of
Private William James Applin
Digital gallery of
Private William James Applin
Digital gallery of
Private William James Applin
Digital gallery of
Private William James Applin
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 360 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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