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Private William Arthur Huestis

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Military service

Service number: SF 104308
Age: 22
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: The Royal Canadian Regiment
Division: 2nd Battalion
Birth: March 7, 1946 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Enlistment: August 12, 1963 Nova Scotia
Death: February 26, 1969 Mechede, Germany

Burial/memorial information

WERL CENTRAL CEMETERY
Grave reference: Plot 4, Row G, Grave # 6
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Son of Willia and Lily (nee Broadbent) Huestis of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Brother of Roger.

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Service in Canada (1867 – present)

WERL CENTRAL CEMETERY Germany

There were 448 Canadians (124 Post-War military and 324 Dependants) buried in the Central Cemetery in Werl, Germany. Unlike most of North America, in most locations in Europe plots are not acquired in perpetuity but rather for a specific period of time, normally 20 to 25 years, after which the grave marker is removed and eventually the plot is reused. Fortunately, the burials in both two Canadian Sections in Werl were leased by Canada and there has been no loss of graves.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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