Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Speight
In memory of:
Private William Speight
October 1, 1918
Military Service
426587
25
Army
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
1st Bn.
Additional Information
July 17, 1893
Son of Richard and Ann Speight, of Smiths Falls, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 505 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION
Nord, France
I. D. 20.
Sains-les-Marquion is a village and it lies approximately 2 kilometres south of Marquion, which lies on the main straight road from Arras to Cambrai. The Ontario Cemetery lies to the south of the village. The cemetery was made after the capture of Sains-les-Marquion by the Canadian Division on September 27, 1918. The Cemetery was enlarged after the Armistice and now covers an area of 949 square metres. It is enclosed by a rubble wall.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Biography - page 1 – Biography courtesy of the Lest We Forget remembrance initiative of the Smith Falls District Collegiate. -
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