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Francis Sharpe Walcott

In memory of:

Captain Francis Sharpe Walcott

September 26, 1916

Military Service


Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Army Medical Corps

Additional Information


Born:

October 6, 1889
Saint Philip, Barbados

Enlistment:

March 8, 1915
Montreal, Quebec

Son of William Walcott of Saint James, Barbados.

Commemorated on Page 574 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

OVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 28.

Location:

Ovillers is a village about 5 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert off the D929 road to Bapaume. The OVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 500 metres west of the village on the D20 road to Aveluy. The OVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Honour Roll– From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918".  McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England

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