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James Wallace Alexander

In memory of:

Gunner James Wallace Alexander

August 8, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

349199

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

1st Bde.

Additional Information


Born:

November 9, 1899
Santa Barbara, California

Enlistment:

July 19, 1916
Kingston, Ontario

Son of George T. and Adelaide Playfair Alexander. Nephew of William Alexander of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 358 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

II. O. 19.

Location:

Villers-Bretonneux is a town 16 kilometres east of Amiens and the ADELAIDE CEMETERY is situated west of the village on the north side of the main road from Amiens to St. Quentin.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy
Wilf Schofield, England
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September  1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Wallace Alexander 1918
  • Newspaper Clipping

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