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Private Edward Williams

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Military service

Service number: 760945
Age: 18
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division: 7th Bn.
Birth: December 25, 1898 Steveston, British Columbia
Enlistment: January 24, 1916 British Columbia
Death: April 14, 1917

Burial/memorial information

WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Grave reference: II. G. 15A.
Additional information
Son of Edward and Esther Corkill Williams, of Steveston, Richmond, British Columbia.

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First World War (1914 – 1918)

In the Books of Remembrance

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Page 350 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France

Wimereux is a small town situated about 5 kilometres north of Boulogne. From Boulogne take the A16 to Calais and come off at Junction 4. Take the road to Wimereux north, D242, for approximately 2 kilometres, following the road through the roundabout. Take the first turn on the left immediately after the roundabout and the WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies approximately 200 metres down this road on the left hand side. The Commonwealth War Graves are situated to the rear of the communal cemetery.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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