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William Crafer
In memory of:
Sergeant William Crafer
August 8, 1918
Hangard, France
Military Service
150055
31
Army
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
1st Bn.
Additional Information
March 6, 1887
Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
July 22, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of William Hayhow Crafer and Louisa Eleanor Crafer, of 6, Hanover Rd., Norwich, England.
Commemorated on Page 390 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
HANGARD WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
I. B. 18.
Hangard is a village in the Department of the Somme, in the valley of the Luce, between Domart and Demuin. The road to Villers-Bretonneux goes due North from the village, up a steep hillside. After a mile it passes between the two portions of Hangard Wood, and HANGARD WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY will be found at this point, on the side of the road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CRABB TO CROSSLAND Microform Sequence 24; Volume Number 31829_B016733. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 168. Page 27 of 788. -
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