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Military service
Service number:
474124
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Division:
46th Bn.
Birth:
November 27, 1896
Guelph, Ontario
Enlistment:
March 8, 1916
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Death:
April 11, 1917
Vimy, France
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Son of George Henry Hawes.
Digital gallery of Private William Roy Hawes
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Photo of William Roy Hawes
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Group Photo
The Boys from Kindersley, Saskatchewan - Camp Hughes 1916 -
Inscription
The Collège Saint François in Bourigny-Boyeffles, France is where William Roy Hawes left his final mark in early April 1917, only days before the final assault at Vimy Ridge. Etchings by Canadian soldiers are carved on the walls outside schools, churches and hospitals throughout the village. -
Photo of William Roy Hawes
Reverse of Pte R. W. Hawes Memorial Cross. -
Photo of William Roy Hawes
Obverse of Pte R. W. Hawes Memorial Cross.
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Private William Roy Hawes
Digital gallery of
Private William Roy Hawes
Digital gallery of
Private William Roy Hawes
Digital gallery of
Private William Roy Hawes
Digital gallery of
Private William Roy Hawes
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 253 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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