Canadian Virtual War Memorial
David Gordon Alton
In memory of:
Gunner David Gordon Alton
October 31, 1916
Military Service
84101
23
Army
Canadian Field Artillery
6th Bde.
Additional Information
May 22, 1893
November 18, 1914
Guelph, Ontario
Son of Thomas B. and Agnes Alton, of Hamilton, Ontario. Enlisted in the 16th Howitzer Bty.
Commemorated on Page 46 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
VI. C. 21.
Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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