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Military service
Service number:
477X
Age:
32
Rank:
Seaman
Force:
Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve
Division:
H.M. Trawler "Arfon".
Death:
April 30, 1917
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Son of Lemuel Joseph and Eliza Babstock, of Happy Adventure, Bonavista.
Digital gallery of Seaman William Thomas Babstock
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Commemorative Scroll
Commemorative Scroll received by the Babstock family after William's death. -
The Danger Tree
It was erected in remembrance of those Newfoundlanders that died on that fateful day of July 1, 1916 at Beaumont Hamel during the First World War. Other Newfoundlanders who died on July 1, 1916 are also commemorated on this site. -
Beaumont-Hamel Memorial
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Entrance
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Digital gallery of
Seaman William Thomas Babstock
Digital gallery of
Seaman William Thomas Babstock
Digital gallery of
Seaman William Thomas Babstock
Digital gallery of
Seaman William Thomas Babstock
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 9 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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