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Private William Clyde Coish

Military service

Service number: 3200
Age: 19
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Division: 1ST Bn.
Birth: January 30, 1898 Ladle Cove, Newfoundland & Labrador
Enlistment: November 2, 2016 St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Death: September 28, 1917 Passchendaele, Belgium

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: VII. F. 7.
Additional information

Son of William and Alice Maud Mary (Wellon) Coish, of Ladle Cove, Fogo District, Newfoundland. Brother to Harold and Maxwell.

His brother Harold Gordon Coish was killed at Beaumont-Hamel.

Memorials

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In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 28 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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Service record(s)

Digitized personnel record available through Library and Archives Canada.

ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY Belgium

Boezinge is located north of the town of Ieper on the N369 road direction Diksmuide.The ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY is located in Poezelstraat East of the village. From the station turn left along the Diksmuidseweg then take the 2nd turning right into Brugstraat.Go to the end of Brugstraat,over the bridge and straight on along Molenstraat.Poezelstraat is the 2nd turning on the right after the bridge and the ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY is on the right hand side around 200 meters from the junction of Molenstraat.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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