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Walter William Davison

In memory of:

Sergeant Walter William Davison

June 7, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

438053

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

52nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 13, 1893

Son of John and Rachel Davison, of 331, Bathurst St., Toronto.

Commemorated on Page 76 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ZILLEBEKE CHURCHYARD
Belgium

Grave Reference:

B. 5.

Location:

ZILLEBEKE CHURCHYARD is located 3 Km east of Ieper town centre on the Maaldestedestraat, a road leading from the Meenseweg (N8), connecting Ieper to Menen. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main cross roads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg. 2 Km along the Meenseweg lies the right hand turning onto the Maaldestedestraat. The churchyard itself is located 1.8 Km along the Maaldestedestraat on the left hand side of the road, within the village of Zillebeke.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Zillebeke Churchyard, Belgium ... September 2007 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Zillebeke Churchyard, Belgium ... September 2007 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Dack to Dabate. Microform Sequence 26; Volume Number 31829_B016735. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 170. Page 1129 of 1140. Body not recovered for burial.

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    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Dack to Dabate. Microform Sequence 26; Volume Number 31829_B016735. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 170. Page 1129 of 1140. Body not recovered for burial.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram February 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram February 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.

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    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.

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