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William Harvey Burgess

In memory of:

Private William Harvey Burgess

December 15, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

157545

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information

Son of George and Hannah Burgess, of Pefferlaw, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 210 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WILFRID PUBLIC CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– 157545 Private William H. Burgess P.P.C.L.I, C.E.F. 15th Dec, 1917 A Bitter Grief, A Shock Severe To Part with him we love so dear [FYI, locally this cemetery is know as Wilfrid (Hart) Cemetery. This is also the term used by publications of the Ontario Genealogical Society]

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    Grave Marker – 157545 Private William H. Burgess P.P.C.L.I, C.E.F. 15th Dec, 1917 A Bitter Grief, A Shock Severe To Part with him we love so dear [FYI, locally this cemetery is know as Wilfrid (Hart) Cemetery. This is also the term used by publications of the Ontario Genealogical Society]
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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