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Military service
Service number:
478023
Age:
22
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Birth:
July 21, 1893
Death:
May 25, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. F. 5.
Additional information
Son of George Edward and Lily Susanna Withers, of 103, Hazen St., Saint John, New Brunswick.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Frank William Withers
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens 2010) -
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground
The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Grave Marker
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Stone of Remembrance ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
Frank William Withers News Article (Part 1) -
Photo of Frank William Withers
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Telegram
Frank William Withers Telegram -
Newspaper clipping
Frank William Withers News Article (Part 2) -
Medal
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Family Photo
Left to right: George Percy Withers, Jessie Gladys Withers, Frank William Withers, Lillie Susanna Withers. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Saint John (New Brunswick) Daily Telegraph newspaper c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 184 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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