Military service
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Son of Frank and Martha Backshall, of England. Enlisted with the 83rd Bn. C.E.F. in August, 1915.
Digital gallery of Private Cecil Herbert Backshall
Digital gallery of
Private Cecil Herbert Backshall
Photo courtesy of Craig B. Cameron. Taken in May, 1997.
Digital gallery of
Private Cecil Herbert Backshall
Photo of Etaples Military Cemetery.
Courtesy of Craig B. Cameron
Digital gallery of
Private Cecil Herbert Backshall
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Babb to Barjarow. Microform Sequence 5; Volume Number 31829_B016715. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 149. Page 43 of 1072.
Digital gallery of
Private Cecil Herbert Backshall
From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Cecil Herbert Backshall
From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Cecil Herbert Backshall
From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Image gallery
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Photo courtesy of Craig B. Cameron. Taken in May, 1997.
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Photo of Etaples Military Cemetery. Courtesy of Craig B. Cameron
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Babb to Barjarow. Microform Sequence 5; Volume Number 31829_B016715. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 149. Page 43 of 1072.
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 49 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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