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William Heron

In memory of:

Private William Heron

October 4, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

153411

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

43rd Bn. Canadian In.

Additional Information


Born:

June 5, 1896

Son of Robert Heron, of 19, Shand St., Wishaw. Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 102 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:

II. D. 14.

Location:

Contalmaison is a village in the Department of the Somme, 6 kilometres east-north-east of Albert. The Sunken Road, from which the cemetery is named, is part of the Contalmaison-Pozieres road, and the cemetery lies a little east of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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