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Percy Gell Gill

In memory of:

Private Percy Gell Gill

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

772339

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

August 21, 1888
Rowridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

December 7, 1915
Brantford, Ontario

Son of Frederick and Jane Gill, of Newport, Isle of Wight.

Commemorated on Page 243 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. A. 10.

Location:

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.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– 56183177

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – 56183177
  • Photo of Percy Gill

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    Photo of Percy Gill
    Photo of Percy Gill
  • Grave Marker– Photo taken by the International Wargraves Photography Project

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo taken by the International Wargraves Photography Project
  • Grave Marker– 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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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – 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)
  • Bois Carre British Cemetery– Bois Carre British Cemetery - 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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    Bois Carre British Cemetery
    Bois Carre British Cemetery – Bois Carre British Cemetery - 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)
  • Memorial– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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