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Military service
Service number:
769361
Age:
25
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
87th Bn.
Birth:
August 24, 1894
Death:
September 24, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. C. 3.
Additional information
Son of James and Isabella Jefferson, of 1, Crossland St., Belfast.
Digital gallery of Private William James Jefferson
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Memorial
Pte. William James Jefferson's name is listed on this bronze memorial designed as a tribute to the men of the Eaton company who died as a result of service in World War One. 3,327 Eaton's staff enlisted in the war. It was unveiled in Toronto on November 15th, 1923 by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and on November 26th an identical memorial was unveiled in the Winnipeg store. The shield of the female figure bears the coats of arms of the provinces of Canada. -
Roll of Honour
TORONTO'S Honour ROLL. (1917, Dec 06). The Globe (1844-1936) Retrieved from Toronto Public Library newspaper archives July 11, 2016 -
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Photo of WILLIAM JAMES JEFFERSON
In memory of the employees of the T. Eaton Company that went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private William James Jefferson
Digital gallery of
Private William James Jefferson
Digital gallery of
Private William James Jefferson
Digital gallery of
Private William James Jefferson
Digital gallery of
Private William James Jefferson
Digital gallery of
Private William James Jefferson
Digital gallery of
Private William James Jefferson
Digital gallery of
Private William James Jefferson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 263 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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