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William George Rawbon

In memory of:

Private William George Rawbon

February 14, 1919

Military Service


Service Number:

348363

Age:

39

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal North West Mounted Police

Additional Information


Born:

February 11, 1880

Son of Joseph Loxton Rawbon and Christine Elizabeth Rawbon, of 159, Wellington St., Kingston, Ontario; husband of Kathleen Rawbon, of 47, Marjory Avenue, Toronto. Served in the South African Campaign.

Commemorated on Page 541 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

II. A. 1.

Location:

HUY (in Flemish, Hoei,) is a town in the Province of Liege, on the river Meuse, between Namur and Liege. The HUY COMMUNAL CEMETERY of La Sarte serves the hamlet of that name. It stands high up the hill on the South side of the town, commanding wide views of the Meuse valley. It contains German, French and Russian War Graves; and in the North corner is a plot, of 329 square yards, in which are buried 55 Canadian soldiers and 54 soldiers and airmen (including two unidentified) from the United Kingdom.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram February 1919. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram February 1919. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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