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Harry Hepworth

In memory of:

Private Harry Hepworth

September 20, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

406736

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

September 6, 1876

Commemorated on Page 102 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:

XV. D. 4A.

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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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– "Died of Wounds" During the attack and capture of Courcelette on September 15, 1916, he was wounded by shrapnel in the left arm, left thigh, and spine. His wounds were attended to and he was later evacuated to No. 23 General Hospital, Etaples, where he succumbed to his wounds September 20th, 1916.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – "Died of Wounds" During the attack and capture of Courcelette on September 15, 1916, he was wounded by shrapnel in the left arm, left thigh, and spine. His wounds were attended to and he was later evacuated to No. 23 General Hospital, Etaples, where he succumbed to his wounds September 20th, 1916.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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