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Military service
Service number:
226976
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
102nd Bn.
Birth:
April 15, 1898
Death:
August 8, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
B. 5.
Digital gallery of Private William Olson
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Oshawa War Memorial
The Oshawa Ontario War Memorial (1924) was named "The Garden of the Unforgotten". This elaborate memorial was set with stones from each Great War Allied Nation and from the battlefields where Canadians fought. A pair of electric torches were to remain burning, and a copper time capsule box with artifacts from 1924 was buried under the memorial. In 2002, the Memorial Park was redeveloped and today the park incorporates beautiful gardens. A plaque explaining the redevelopment states: "Memorial Park is regarded as hallowed ground for quiet meditation, the enjoyment of music, and especially for honouring our men and women who served in armed conflicts". -
Plaque
This memorial is located in Oshawa, Ontario.
Digital gallery of
Private William Olson
Digital gallery of
Private William Olson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 480 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BEAUCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
The village of Beaucourt is about 18 kilometres south-east of Amiens and 5 kilometres east of Moreuil.
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