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Sergeant George Wilson

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Military service

Service number: 180332
Age: 22
Rank: Sergeant
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)
Division: 25th Bn.
Birth: June 14, 1895
Death: July 15, 1917

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: Plot H. Row 1. Grave 2.
Additional information

Born at Hebburn-on-Tyne, Durham. Son of George and Margaret Wilson, of 726, Discovery Street, Victoria, B.C., Canada.

CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France

CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY is a civil cemetery lying on the south of the main road to Dunkerque.

Follow the A16 autoroute from Calais to Dunkirk. Come off at Junction 19 in the direction of Merck and follow the road to the junction. Turn left into Calais at junction and follow the road for approximately 3 kilometres.

The Communal Cemetery is on the left hand side of the road, 50 metres after the traffic lights. To find the Commonwealth War Graves, proceed along the main pathway to the rear left hand side of the Cemetery.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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