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Digital gallery of Private Douglas Wiseman
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Private Douglas Wiseman
A shaft at 112 Midlothian Road, Township of Ryerson, Lot 6, Concession 9, Burk's Falls, ON was erected by the residents of School Section No. 4 Ryerson. This memorial is dedicated to Private Douglas Wiseman, a local soldier killed in action during the Battle of Cambrai on 2 October 1918.
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THE LAST CALL
ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF SCHOOL SEC. NO. 4 RYERSON IN MEMORY OF PTE. DOUGLAS WISEMAN BORN DEC. 24, 1896
KILLED IN ACTION AT CAMBRAI OCT. 2, 1918
HE SLEEPS BESIDE HIS COMRADES. IN A HALLOWED GRAVE UNKNOWN. BUT HIS NAME IS WRITTEN IN LETTERS OF LOVE IN THE HEARTS HE HAS LEFT AT HOME.
WISEMAN
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A shaft at 112 Midlothian Road, Township of Ryerson, Lot 6, Concession 9, Burk's Falls, ON was erected by the residents of School Section No. 4 Ryerson. This memorial is dedicated to Private Douglas Wiseman, a local soldier killed in action during the Battle of Cambrai on 2 October 1918. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [front/devant] THE LAST CALL ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS OF SCHOOL SEC. NO. 4 RYERSON IN MEMORY OF PTE. DOUGLAS WISEMAN BORN DEC. 24, 1896 KILLED IN ACTION AT CAMBRAI OCT. 2, 1918 HE SLEEPS BESIDE HIS COMRADES. IN A HALLOWED GRAVE UNKNOWN. BUT HIS NAME IS WRITTEN IN LETTERS OF LOVE IN THE HEARTS HE HAS LEFT AT HOME. WISEMAN http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=547
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 525 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
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.
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