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James William Fox

In memory of:

Private James William Fox

June 26, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

727167

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Division:

12th Bn.

Additional Information


Son of James W. and Clementina Fox, of 77, Brant St., Stratford, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 239 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. F. 13.

Location:

Souchez is a village in the Department of the Pas-De-Calais, 3.5 kilometres north of Arras on the main road to Bethune. It lies in the valley of the Souchez river, between the Lorette Bridge to the west and Vimy Ridge to the east. The CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY is about 1.5 kilometres south of the village on the west side of the D937 Arras-Bethune Road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press July 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Private JAMES WILSON FOX is commemorated on this panel on the war memorial in Stratford, Ontario.  He died on June 26, 1917, and is buried in CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France.
  • Attestation paper– Attestation Paper 1
Source:  Library and Archives Canada, Soldiers of the First World War - CEF
  • Attestation paperd– Attestation Paper 2
Source:  Library and Archives Canada, Soldiers of the First World War - CEF
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010)
  • Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery– A panoramic view of the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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