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Son of William and Janet Erskine; husband of Helen L. Erskine, of Grande Prairie, Alberta.
Digital gallery of Private William Robert Erskine
Digital gallery of
Private William Robert Erskine
Photo of William's grave in Bois Carre Cemetery. We left the rose and inscription there on June 6, 2004. It reads "By honouring you we honour them all, By remembering you we remember them all." The family believe this to be the first visit to William's grave since the war. Hopefully now there will be more.
Digital gallery of
Private William Robert Erskine
Photo of William with his elder sister Chris before the war. She lived in London, England.
Digital gallery of
Private William Robert Erskine
Photo of William as a young boy.
Digital gallery of
Private William Robert Erskine
Photo of William's grave in Bois Carre Cemetery.
Digital gallery of
Private William Robert Erskine
The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Private William Robert Erskine
The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Private William Robert Erskine
Digital gallery of
Private William Robert Erskine
Newspaper clipping from Daily Telegraph of April 30, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12214516/Daily-Telegraph-April-30-1917.html
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Photo of William's grave in Bois Carre Cemetery. We left the rose and inscription there on June 6, 2004. It reads "By honouring you we honour them all, By remembering you we remember them all." The family believe this to be the first visit to William's grave since the war. Hopefully now there will be more.
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Photo of William with his elder sister Chris before the war. She lived in London, England.
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Photo of William as a young boy.
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Photo of William's grave in Bois Carre Cemetery.
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The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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Newspaper clipping from Daily Telegraph of April 30, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12214516/Daily-Telegraph-April-30-1917.html
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From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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