Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Wainwright Smith
In memory of:
Driver William Wainwright Smith
September 30, 1918
Bourlon Wood, France
Military Service
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Army
Canadian Field Artillery
Additional Information
March 8, 1896
Port Hope, Ontario
September 17, 1917
Toronto, Ontario
Son of William Mary Jane Smith, of Port Hope, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 503 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION
Nord, France
I. C. 15.
Sains-les-Marquion is a village and it lies approximately 2 kilometres south of Marquion, which lies on the main straight road from Arras to Cambrai. The Ontario Cemetery lies to the south of the village. The cemetery was made after the capture of Sains-les-Marquion by the Canadian Division on September 27, 1918. The Cemetery was enlarged after the Armistice and now covers an area of 949 square metres. It is enclosed by a rubble wall.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Photo of William Wainwright Smith – Book of Remembrance (A record of the men of Port Hope who participated in the Great War of 1914-1918)" by James A. Elliott, Chairman of Committee, Port Hope, Jan 1, 1919 (Transcribed by Peter Bolton 2001) -
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