Military service
Service number:
455449
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
24th Bn.
Birth:
October 10, 1897
Death:
March 13, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. F. 64.
Additional information
Son of Mrs. Rose Howard, of Whitby, Ontario. Uncle of Pilot Officer William Charles Wigston who died on August 25, 1942 while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Photo de Charles Henry Wigston
In memory of the Fathers, Husbands and Sons of the Oshawa Branch of the Silver Cross Women of Canada. Image from their book titled Book of Remembrance which is held at the Oshawa Public Library. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Coupure de presse
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Coupure de presse
Image Source: The Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 1916-11-01 (Page 5)
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Private Charles Henry Wigston
Digital gallery of
Private Charles Henry Wigston
Digital gallery of
Private Charles Henry Wigston
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 522 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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