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William Alexander Bain

In memory of:

Private William Alexander Bain

May 8, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

445527

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division:

21st Bn.

Additional Information


Son of John and Isabella Bain, of Flat Lands. New Brunswick, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 194 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

POINT-DU-JOUR MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. F. 21.

Location:

Athies is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, approximately 4 kilometres east of Arras, in the Scarpe valley. The POINT-DU-JOUR MILITARY CEMETERY is situated on the right of the road from St. Laurent-Blangy to Point-du-Jour.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Bain– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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