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William James Rooksby

In memory of:

Private William James Rooksby

September 30, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

1057045

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

87th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

June 29, 1888

Husband of Mrs. E. Naud (formerly Rooksby), of 465, Beaudry, Montreal.

Commemorated on Page 494 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

TRIANGLE CEMETERY, INCHY-EN-ARTOIS
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

D. 14.

Location:

Inchy-en-Artois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, on the west side of the Canal du Nord. TRIANGLE CEMETERY is south-east of the village, in the triangle at the junction of the roads to Moeuvres and Bourlon. The Cemetery is approximately 13 kilometres from Cambrai.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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