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Second Lieutenant William Hoyes Grant

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Military service

Service number: 410
Age: 25
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Division: 1ST Bn.
Death: July 16, 1916

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: II. F. II.
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Son of Jas. Wm. and Julia Hoyes McMillan, of Brickeville, Nova Scotia, Canada.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 49 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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AUCHONVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY Somme, France

Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919, turn left following the signs for Auchonvillers. At the crossroads in the village centre follow the CWGC signs for AUCHONVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY which is on the outskirts of the village on the right hand side.

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