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In memory of:

Gunner Herbert Edward Shipton

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Military service

Service number: 2001089
Age: 20
Rank: Gunner
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Garrison Artillery
Division: 1st Siege Bty.
Birth: September 11, 1897 Old Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England
Enlistment: March 14, 1917 Ontario
Death: November 16, 1917

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: VIII. I. 114.
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Son of William Edward and Rosina Shipton, of Ingersoll, Ontario.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 325 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France

Boulogne-sur-Mer is a large Channel port. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, one of the town cemeteries, lies in the district of St Martin Boulogne, just beyond the eastern (Chateau) corner of the Citadel (Haute-Ville).

The cemetery is a large civil cemetery, split in two by the Rue de Dringhen, just south of the main road (RN42) to St Omer. The Commonwealth War Graves plot is located down the western edge of the southern section of the cemetery, with an entrance in the Rue de Dringhen. Unusually, the headstones are laid flat in this cemetery. This is due to the sandy soil. Car parking is available along the Rue de Dringhen.

Visiting Information
OPENING TIMES:
This Cemetery is open 7 days a week, all year round.
From 1 October to 15 March: 08.00 - 18.00
From 16 March to 30 September: 08.00 - 19.00

Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible with some difficulty. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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