Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Joseph Atherton
In memory of:
Captain William Joseph Atherton
August 26, 1918
Military Service
24
Army
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regiment)
Military Cross
Additional Information
Son of J. J. and Mary Louise Athertan, of Kelowna, British Columbia.
Digitized service file.
Commemorated on Page 361 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
ACHICOURT ROAD CEMETERY (ACHICOURT)
Pas de Calais, France
D. 34.
Achicourt is a village and commune in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, immediately South of Arras. The Achicourt Road Cemetery lies between the villages of Achicourt and Beaurains, a little East of the main road from Arras to Amiens, about two kilometers from Arras railway station. The cemetery covers an area of 700 square yards and is surrounded by a low brick wall. It is planted with Siberian crab trees and flowering shrubs.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Cipping – Captain William Joseph Anderson was wounded in 1916.
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