Military service
Burial/memorial information
Enlisted in the 22nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, he arrived in Plymoutn, England, on 29 May 1915 and Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, on 15 September. He was killed in action on 15 September 1916 at Brickfields during the Battle of Courcelette.
Digitized service file.
1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Corporal William (Guillaume) Contant
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Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Corporal William (Guillaume) Contant
Digital gallery of
Corporal William (Guillaume) Contant
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 69 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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