Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Samuel James Billington
In memory of:
Private Samuel James Billington
May 28, 1917
Military Service
823145
28
Army
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
18th Bn.
Additional Information
November 1, 1888
Holmes Chapel, Crewe, England
Son of Samuel and Hannah Elizabeth Billington, of London, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 201 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
LA TARGETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
I. C. 2.
Neuville-St Vaast is a village 6.5 kilometres north of Arras, a little east of the road from Bethune to Arras. LA TARGETTE BRITISH CEMETERY lies to the south-west of the village on the north-west side of the road to the village of Maroeuil.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Photo of Samuel James Billington – Enlisted in the 142nd Battalion December 7, 1915. Transferred to the 18th Battalion. Killed near Vimy Ridge.
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