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Military service
Service number:
835689
Age:
19
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regt.)
Birth:
March 24, 1898
Thesalon, Ontario
Death:
April 11, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of James and Mrs. J Davidson, of Edmonton, Alberta. Brother of Mildred Davidson of Glasgow Station, Renfrew County, Ontario. His civilian occupation was that of cheesemaker.
Digital gallery of Private Wilford George Davidson
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Newspaper Clipping
From the Renfrew Mercury for 8 June 1917. -
Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Dack to Dabate. Microform Sequence 26; Volume Number 31829_B016735. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 170. Page 723 of 1140. He was buried near where he fell on Vimy Ridge, ½ miles South South West of Vimy, 4 ½ miles South South West of Lens, France. After the Armistice his grave could not be found and hence his sacrifice is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial.
Digital gallery of
Private Wilford George Davidson
Digital gallery of
Private Wilford George Davidson
Digital gallery of
Private Wilford George Davidson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 225 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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