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Son of Mr. G. and Mrs. E. Allen, of Crew Green, Salop, England.
Digital gallery of Private Edmund Wallace Allen
Digital gallery of
Private Edmund Wallace Allen
Pte. Edmund Wallace Allen's name is listed on this bronze memorial designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton company who died as a result of service in World War One. 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. It was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and on November 26th an identical memorial was unveiled in the Winnipeg store. The shield of the female figure bears the coats of arms of the provinces of Canada.
Digital gallery of
Private Edmund Wallace Allen
In memory of the employees of the T. Eaton Company that went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Edmund Wallace Allen
From the Toronto Telegram November 1914. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Edmund Wallace Allen
From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Pte. Edmund Wallace Allen's name is listed on this bronze memorial designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton company who died as a result of service in World War One. 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. It was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and on November 26th an identical memorial was unveiled in the Winnipeg store. The shield of the female figure bears the coats of arms of the provinces of Canada.
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In memory of the employees of the T. Eaton Company that went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram November 1914. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 358 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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WOOD CEMETERY, MARCELCAVE Somme, France
Wood Cemetery is in the village of Marcelcave, 24 kilometres east of Amiens in the Department of the Somme. From Amiens take the Road Nationale N29 to Villers Bretonneux. Turn onto the D23 in the direction of Demuin. Take the first road to the left (Road Departmentale) D136 to reach the village of Marcelcave. The Cemetery is south-east of Marcelcave on a dead end road.
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