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Son of William Henry Paynter. He was the 10th child of 13 children. Private Paynter was killed at the bloody battle of The Somme east of Kemmel Hill, at the
southern end of Ypres Salient.
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Private Oliver Webb Paynter
Oliver Webb Paynter somewhere overseas in Europe.
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Private Oliver Webb Paynter
This picture was taken on Parliment Hill the day Oliver Webb Paynter left for Europe. He was born Sept. 16, 1899 and was killed on Sept 13, 1916 3 days before his 17th birthday. He was killed at the bloody battle of The Somme east of Kemmel Hill, at the
southern end of Ypres Salient.
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Private Oliver Webb Paynter
This is a letter from a comrade to Oliver's eldest sister from the front.
It is the first of four pages.
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Private Oliver Webb Paynter
Page 2 of 4. Letter from Captain H. B. Clark 38th Battalion C.E.F., France.
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Private Oliver Webb Paynter
Page 3 of 4. Letter from Captain H. B. Clark 38th Battalion C.E.F., France.
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Private Oliver Webb Paynter
Page 4 of 4. Letter from Captain H. B. Clark 38th Battalion C.E.F., France.
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Private Oliver Webb Paynter
Letter from Kenneth Green to Mrs. Kenney, Oliver's eldest sister.
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Private Oliver Webb Paynter
From "Our Heroes in The Great World War", compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, Ontario, 1919.
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Private Oliver Webb Paynter
(credit: Gary Nelson, International Wargraves Photography Project, //Find-a-grave.com)
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Private Oliver Webb Paynter
From The Ottawa Journal, Monday May 27, 1918.
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Private Oliver Webb Paynter
St Peter & St Paul Church Ottawa Great War Memorial
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Private Oliver Webb Paynter
St Peter & St Paul Church Ottawa Great War Memorial
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Oliver Webb Paynter somewhere overseas in Europe.
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This picture was taken on Parliment Hill the day Oliver Webb Paynter left for Europe. He was born Sept. 16, 1899 and was killed on Sept 13, 1916 3 days before his 17th birthday. He was killed at the bloody battle of The Somme east of Kemmel Hill, at the southern end of Ypres Salient.
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This is a letter from a comrade to Oliver's eldest sister from the front. It is the first of four pages.
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Page 2 of 4. Letter from Captain H. B. Clark 38th Battalion C.E.F., France.
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Page 3 of 4. Letter from Captain H. B. Clark 38th Battalion C.E.F., France.
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Page 4 of 4. Letter from Captain H. B. Clark 38th Battalion C.E.F., France.
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Letter from Kenneth Green to Mrs. Kenney, Oliver's eldest sister.
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From "Our Heroes in The Great World War", compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa, Ontario, 1919.
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(credit: Gary Nelson, International Wargraves Photography Project, //Find-a-grave.com)
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From The Ottawa Journal, Monday May 27, 1918.
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St Peter & St Paul Church Ottawa Great War Memorial
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St Peter & St Paul Church Ottawa Great War Memorial
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 146 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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KEMMEL CHATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
KEMMEL CHATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY is located 8 kilometres south of Ieper on a road leading from the Kemmelseweg (N331), connecting Ieper to Kemmel.
From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and straight on towards Armentieres (N336). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg (made prominent by a railway level crossing).
On reaching the village of Kemmel the first right hand turning leads onto the Reningelststraat. 600 metres along the Reningelststraat lies the right hand turning onto Nieuwstraat. 500 metres along the Nieuwstraat on the right hand side of the road lies the cemetery.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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