Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Thorburn
In memory of:
Private William Thorburn
March 22, 1915
Boulonge, France
Military Service
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Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.)
Additional Information
December 25, 1881
St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland
August 26, 1914
Ottawa, Ontario
Son of William and Agnes Macdougal Smith Thorburn of Hearthstanes, Tweedsmuir, Broughton, Peebleshire, Scotland. Pte Thorburn enlisted in Ottawa on 26 August 1914. His death was reported in Edmonton Bulletin on 28 January 1915.
Commemorated on Page 39 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
EDINBURGH (NEWINGTON OR ECHO BANK) CEMETERY
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
S. 271
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of WILLIAM THORBURN – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of William Thorburn – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star for 28 January 1915, page 5.
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