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Military service
Service number:
A/117708
Age:
25
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
Birth:
September 18, 1918
Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment:
March 23, 1943
Windsor, Ontario
Death:
January 27, 1944
Italy
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XI. C. 14.
Digital gallery of Private William Challen
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Cemetery
Entrance - Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave Marker
Grave marker - Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 -
Gravemarker
Grave Stone in the Moro River Cemetary - -
Book of Remembrance
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Newspaper Clipping
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Photo of William Challen
Photograph of Wlliam before he went overseas. -
Gravemarker
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Group Photo
Seaforth Highlanders at Ortona -
Photo of William Challen
Bill at Christmas Meal -
Photo of William Challen
William "Will" and unknown friend -
Group Photo
William "Will" with his wife Stella and an unknown Friend -
Marriage Certificate
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Newspaper Clipping
Historical Photograph of Graves -
Document
Statement of Service -
Memorial Cross
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Memorial Cross (Reverse)
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Poem
Poem by Bill Shaw dedicated to his Wife, "Stella" -
Gravemarker
War Grave in Moro River Cemetary -
Photo of William Challen
Death Notice - Windsor Star -
Photo of William Challen
"Will" during training
Digital gallery of
Private William Challen
Digital gallery of
Private William Challen
Digital gallery of
Private William Challen
Digital gallery of
Private William Challen
Digital gallery of
Private William Challen
Digital gallery of
Private William Challen
Digital gallery of
Private William Challen
Digital gallery of
Private William Challen
Digital gallery of
Private William Challen
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 270 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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