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Military service
Service number:
602090
Age:
29
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
October 19, 1888
Death:
September 27, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. B. 10.
Digital gallery of Private William James Whittaker
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Photo of WILLIAM JAMES WHITTAKER
Pte William James Whittaker in the uniform of his original battalion, the 34th Battalion, prior to transfer to the 15th Battalion. Submitted by the 15th battalion CEF Memorial Project. Dileas Gu Brath -
Photo of William James Whittaker
Picture taken in Paris during the War. -
Christmas Card
Christmas Card sent to his sister Mae in 1916. -
Galt War Memorial
The Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial, Queen's Square, Cambridge, Ontario. Circa 1930. Frances Loring and William Lyon Somerville.<P> Inscribed:"TO THEM ALL HONOUR / GUARD YE THEIR VICTORY / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / 1950-1953." -
Close-up of Galt War Memorial
Detail of the Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial. -
Photo of William James Whittaker
In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Waterloo Memorial Booklet
In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Cap Badge of the 34th
Cap Badge 34th Bn CEF. Private Whittaker was originally a member of the 34th Bn before being transferred to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Cap Badge of the 15th
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) CEF. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) CEF. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Grave Marker
Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team<P> DILEAS GU BRATH. -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
"The Canal du Nord memorial, erected by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project and the town of Marquion, was unveiled and dedicated on 24 September 2012. The memorial commemorates the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF, during the Canadian assault on the Canal du Nord on 27 September 1918 and the memory of those members of the Battalion who fell during the engagement. The memorial sits alongside the existing Canal du Nord, inside the town of Marquion, which the Battalion captured during the battle." Photo submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath -
Photo of William Whittaker
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of WILLIAM JAMES WHITTAKER
From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Solider Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private William James Whittaker
Digital gallery of
Private William James Whittaker
Digital gallery of
Private William James Whittaker
Digital gallery of
Private William James Whittaker
Digital gallery of
Private William James Whittaker
Digital gallery of
Private William James Whittaker
Digital gallery of
Private William James Whittaker
Digital gallery of
Private William James Whittaker
Digital gallery of
Private William James Whittaker
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 522 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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SAINS-LES-MARQUION BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Sains-les-Marquion is a village about 12 kilometres north-west of Cambrai and 2 kilometres south of the D939, Arras to Cambrai road. SAINS-LES-MARQUION BRITISH CEMETERY lies at the junction of the D15 and D16 roads, about 1.5 kilometres from the centre of the village.
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