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William Morton

In memory of:

Lance Corporal William Morton

September 15, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

430658

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Pioneers

Division:

3rd Canadian Pioneer Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

June 14, 1888

Brother of Mrs. Christina M. Hamilton, of Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 139 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:

IV. O. 15.

Location:

Pozieres is a village some 6 kilometres north-east of Albert, and the POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, which is enclosed by the Pozieres Memorial, is a little south-west of the village on the north side of the main road, D929, from Albert to Pozieres.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of October 6, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y257uvic/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater

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