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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

William Foxen

In memory of:

Lieutenant William Foxen

November 13, 1918

Military Service


Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

50th Bn.

Citation(s):

Military Cross, London Gazette 31680 dated 10 December 1919, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information


Born:

June 24, 1893
Middlesex, England

Enlistment:

October 20, 1914
Pond Farm, Wiltshire, England

Son of Thomas and Helen Mary Foxen of Strathroy, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 410 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XLVIII. E. 7.

Location:

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Cenotaph– Lieutenant William Foxen is also commemorated on the cenotaph in Strathroy, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cenotaph– Lieutenant William Foxen is also commemorated on the cenotaph in Strathroy, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave marker

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