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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Edward Homer Boxwell Thompson

In memory of:

Lieutenant Edward Homer Boxwell Thompson

August 13, 1915

Military Service


Force:

Army

Unit:

Somerset Light Infantry

Division:

9th Bn.

Additional Information


Commemorated on Page 569 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

HELLES MEMORIAL
Turkey

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The Helles Memorial stands on the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula. It takes the form of an obelisk over 30 metres high that can be seen by ships passing through the Dardanelles.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Newspaper clipping from Daily Telegraph of September 8, 1915. Image taken from web address of http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11821305/Daily-Telegraph-September-8-1915.html
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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