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Charles Hugh Pearson Lipscomb

In memory of:

Private Charles Hugh Pearson Lipscomb

April 18, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

707211

Force:

Army

Unit:

2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regt.)

Additional Information


Commemorated on Page 275 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. H. 11.

Location:

Wimereux is a small town situated about 5 kilometres north of Boulogne. From Boulogne take the A16 to Calais and come off at Junction 4. Take the road to Wimereux north, D242, for approximately 2 kilometres, following the road through the roundabout. Take the first turn on the left immediately after the roundabout and the WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies approximately 200 metres down this road on the left hand side. The Commonwealth War Graves are situated to the rear of the communal cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 24, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y116uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Cemetery– Cross of Sacrifice - Wimereux Communal Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Wimereux Communal Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Wimereux Communal Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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