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William Ernest Valade

In memory of:

Gunner William Ernest Valade

October 9, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

349462

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

10th Bde.

Additional Information


Born:

February 18, 1898

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Valade, of Montreal, Quebec.

His brother, Arthur Valade, died of wounds on November 5, 1918 while serving the Canadian Field Artillery. He is buried at Denain Communal Cemetery.

Commemorated on Page 516 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. E. 1.

Location:

BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY is situated on the D919 heading south from Arras to Ayette. The Cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 9 kilometres from Arras, just before a crossroads with the D36 between Ficheux and Boisleux-au-Mont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Newspaper clipping– This newspaper clipping is from the November 26, 1918 Ottawa Citizen.

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