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Military service
Service number:
784399
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regiment)
Birth:
October 20, 1894
Death:
October 30, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 30 and 32
Digital gallery of Private William Alfred Risby
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Inscription
Inscription on the Menin Gate, photo courtesy of Marg Liessens. -
Memorial
William A Risby is remembered on the cenotaph in Millgrove Cemetery (now in a part of Hamilton Ontario, Canada) -
Honour roll
British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll -
Circumstances of death registers
Digital gallery of
Private William Alfred Risby
Digital gallery of
Private William Alfred Risby
Digital gallery of
Private William Alfred Risby
Digital gallery of
Private William Alfred Risby
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