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William Stanley Newsam

In memory of:

Private William Stanley Newsam

January 18, 1917
Petit Sains, Sains-en-Gohelle, France

Military Service

Service Number:

847633

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

September 3, 1885
Stamford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

March 13, 1916
Montréal, Quebec

Commemorated on Page 301 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

FOSSE No. 10 COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. A. 5.

Location:

Sains-en-Gohelle is a mining village 20 kilometres north of Arras on the road to Bethune. Fosse No.10 is a pithead and group of miners' houses south of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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