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Military service
Service number:
406241
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Enlistment:
Hamilton, Ontario
Death:
October 8, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Digitized Service File.
Digital gallery of Private Wilbert Adair
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Newspaper Clipping
Pte. Wilbert Adair was born March 8th, 1887. On his attestation he indicated that he was a Locomotive Fireman, and that he had two years prior experience with the 36th Peel Regiment. -
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Caption (pg. 390): MEN OF PEEL KILLED DURING THE GREAT WAR. Author - William Perkins Bull. "From Brock to Currie: the military development and exploits of Canadians in general and of the men of Peel in particular, 1791 to 1930." Toronto, 1935. -
Inscription
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) -
Photo of WILBERT ADAIR
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens ... May 2022 -
Memorial
Mourning Mother - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens ... May 2022
Digital gallery of
Private Wilbert Adair
Digital gallery of
Private Wilbert Adair
Digital gallery of
Private Wilbert Adair
Digital gallery of
Private Wilbert Adair
Digital gallery of
Private Wilbert Adair
Digital gallery of
Private Wilbert Adair
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 45 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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