Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Openshaw Owen
In memory of:
Private William Openshaw Owen
September 29, 1918
France
Military Service
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Army
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
72nd Bn.
Additional Information
September 5, 1898
Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
December 28, 1917
Vancouver, British Columbia
Son of Richard and Bessie Owen, of Mount Lehman, British Columbia. Born in England.
Commemorated on Page 481 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
II. C. 11.
Bourlon is a village approximately 6 kilometres west of Cambrai. It lies between the main Cambrai to Bapaume road (N30) and the Cambrai to Arras road (D939). The BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY is signposted from the centre of the village as is the Canadian Forces Memorial. On approaching the Memorial the road should be followed to the left where an unsurfaced track descends about 200 metres to the cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Memorial – Cenotaph at Abbotsford, B.C. Photo courtesy of Abby Chan -
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Bourlon Wood Cemetery
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