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William Draper

In memory of:

Sergeant William Draper

March 29, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

823112

Age:

38

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division:

2nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

October 29, 1880

Husband of Mary J. Draper, of 326, Eleanor St., London East, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 400 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

V. F. 63.

Location:

Duisans and Etrun are villages in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, about 9 kilometres west of Arras. The DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY lies in Etrun but takes its name from the nearer village of Duisans. It is one kilometre north of Duisans on the D339 road off the Route nationale N39 (Arras-St Pol), in the angle of the Arras Habarcq road and a track leading to Haute-Avesnes.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 879 of 1076.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 879 of 1076.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– William Draper. From the London Free Press April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – William Draper. From the London Free Press April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press April 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press April 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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