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Gordon William Parkinson

In memory of:

Private Gordon William Parkinson

October 1, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

823753

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

November 18, 1898
Byron, Ontario

Enlistment:

April 12, 1916
London, Ontario

Commemorated on Page 482 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

I. C. 31.

Location:

Sancourt is a village in the Department of the Nord 5 kilometres north-west of Cambrai and one kilometre east of the main road to Douai. The SANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY is about 635 metres north-west of the village on the old Douai-Cambrai road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave marker– Private Gordon William Parkinson. Sancourt British Cemetery
  • Cross of Sacrifice– Cross of Sacrifice. Sancourt British Cemetery
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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