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Military service
Service number:
418872
Age:
22
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
42nd Bn.
Death:
March 23, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Sp. Mem.
Additional information
Son of Mrs. A. J. Caldwell, of 343, Mance St., Montreal, and the late Samuel Caldwell.
Digital gallery of Private Wesley Caldwell
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Gravemarker
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Group photo
Photo: part of the 42nd Highland Black Watch Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Québec regiment). Brothers Wesley and George Washington Caldwell belonged to that Regiment. Wesley was killed in Belgium at age 22, George was killed in France at age 30, 6 months later. -
Photo of Wesley Caldwell
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Letter
Note from Buckingham Palace -
Letter
Note from the Canadian government -
Roll of Honour
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Newspaper Clipping
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Memorial Scroll
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page one of Letter
Letter to Wesley's mother 1 of 2 -
page 2 of letter
Letter to Wesley's mother 2 of 2 -
Medal
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Medal
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Inscription
Back of Wesley's medal -
Medal
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Medal
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Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc -
Newspaper clipping
From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Caldwell
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Caldwell
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Caldwell
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Caldwell
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Caldwell
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Caldwell
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Caldwell
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Caldwell
Digital gallery of
Private Wesley Caldwell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 62 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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