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William Fredrick Burley

In memory of:

Acting Bombardier William Fredrick Burley

September 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

91578

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

4th Bde.

Additional Information

Son of John and Mary Townsend (formerly Burley), of Mount Hamilton, Ontario. Native of Guernsey, Channel Islands.

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:

NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 10.

Location:

Noeux-les-Mines is a town 6 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. The Communal Cemetery is on the northern side of the town on the south-east of the road to Labourse. The NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is on the west side of the Communal Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 243 of 926.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 243 of 926.
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