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William Christian

In memory of:

Private William Christian

February 17, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

180194

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

7th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

May 10, 1895
Liverpool, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

November 1, 1915
Victoria, British Columbia

Son of William and E. J. Christian, of Liverpool, England.

Commemorated on Page 384 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. E. 30.

Location:

Barlin is a village about 11 kilometres south-west of Bethune on the D188, between the Bethune-Arras and Bethune-St. Pol roads, about 6.5 kilometres south-east of Bruay. The BARLIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION lie to the north of the village on the D171 road to Houchin.

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: CHILD TO CLAYTON. Microform Sequence 20; Volume Number 31829_B016729. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 164. Page 195 of 1068.

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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: CHILD TO CLAYTON. Microform Sequence 20; Volume Number 31829_B016729. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 164. Page 195 of 1068.
  • Memorial– This hall was built by local citizens including some First World War veterans and was dedicated in a ceremony on 11 November 1922. Mrs. Sybil Taylor, the mother of one of the dead, unveiled the plaque located inside the hall in November 1971.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – This hall was built by local citizens including some First World War veterans and was dedicated in a ceremony on 11 November 1922. Mrs. Sybil Taylor, the mother of one of the dead, unveiled the plaque located inside the hall in November 1971.
  • War Memorial– This hall was built by local citizens including some First World War veterans and was dedicated in a ceremony on 11 November 1922. Mrs. Sybil Taylor, the mother of one of the dead, unveiled the plaque located inside the hall in November 1971.

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    War Memorial
    War Memorial – This hall was built by local citizens including some First World War veterans and was dedicated in a ceremony on 11 November 1922. Mrs. Sybil Taylor, the mother of one of the dead, unveiled the plaque located inside the hall in November 1971.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 24, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y116uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of April 24, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y116uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of February 27, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y68uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of February 27, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y68uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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