Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Daniel Acorn
In memory of:
Private William Daniel Acorn
November 29, 1921
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Military Service
2378937
26
Army
Canadian Infantry Division
8th Bn
British War Medal and Victory Medal
Additional Information
February 4, 1895
Dundas, Prince Edward Island
November 20, 1917
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of John Acorn of Dundas, Prince Edward Island.
Commemorated on Page 555 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada
N/A
The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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