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Sergeant Wainright was born in Ancaster, Ontario on 26 Mach 1895. He was the son of George and Sarah Wilson Wainwright, of Dundas, Ontario. Sergeant Wainwright also served four years with the 77 Regiment. He stated he was single and employed as a labourer.Sergeant Wainwright is also commemorated on the Dundas Cenotaph, Dundas, Ontario.
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 517 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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UPTON WOOD CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais about 16 kilometres south-east of Arras and about 4 kilometres south of the Arras to Cambrai main road. Upton Wood is a small wood half-way between Hendecourt and Haucourt and UPTON WOOD CEMETERY is 110 metres south of the wood and about 2 kilometres north of the village.
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