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George Edwin Tillson

In memory of:

Private George Edwin Tillson

October 20, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

802108

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 1, 1897

Son of Lewis and Marion Tillson, of 130, Kent St., London, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 513 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SOUTHPORT (DUKE STREET) CEMETERY
Lancashire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

VIII. N.C. 510.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of George Edwin Tillson– Source: Memorial of the Great War, 1914-1918 : a record of service by Bank of Montreal Published 1921 Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com via Katherine Cross from the 18th Battalion Facebook Group.

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    Photo of George Edwin Tillson
    Photo of George Edwin Tillson – Source: Memorial of the Great War, 1914-1918 : a record of service by Bank of Montreal Published 1921 Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com via Katherine Cross from the 18th Battalion Facebook Group.
  • Biography– George Edwin Tillson Biography. Source: Memorial of the Great War, 1914-1918 : a record of service by Bank of Montreal Published 1921 Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com via Katherine Cross from the 18th Battalion Facebook Group.

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    Biography
    Biography – George Edwin Tillson Biography. Source: Memorial of the Great War, 1914-1918 : a record of service by Bank of Montreal Published 1921 Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com via Katherine Cross from the 18th Battalion Facebook Group.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Press Clipping

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  • Roll of Honour– Great War honour roll, St. George's Public School, 782 Waterloo Street, London, Ontario (artist not given). Photo by Deanna Halverson, London

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    Roll of Honour
    Roll of Honour – Great War honour roll, St. George's Public School, 782 Waterloo Street, London, Ontario (artist not given). Photo by Deanna Halverson, London

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