Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Vernon
In memory of:
Captain William Vernon
September 29, 1918
Military Service
28
Army
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
38th Bn.
Military Cross
Additional Information
Son of Samuel and Hannah Vernon, of 92, Langford Avenue, Toronto.
Commemorated on Page 516 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. A. 1.
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.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper Clipping – Newspaper article about Captain Vernon -
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Photo of WILLIAM VERNON -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – This photograph of Capt. William Vernon appeared in the Toronto Star on October 16th, 1918. -
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Photo of William Vernon – A photo of Billy taken at Modern Studios, London, England -
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Newspaper Clipping -
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Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England, 2008. -
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Memorial – Captain William Vernon is remembered at the Vernon family memorial located at St. John's Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario. -
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