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Russell William Belcher

In memory of:

Private Russell William Belcher

August 8, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

823109

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 7, 1897

Commemorated on Page 366 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

B. 10.

Location:

Demuin is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme in the valley of the Luce to the east of Domart. TORONTO CEMETERY is 2 kilometres north of Demuin village, in the fields.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– "Killed in Action" During the attack on Marcelcave, this soldier was killed instantly by enemy shell fire.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers – "Killed in Action" During the attack on Marcelcave, this soldier was killed instantly by enemy shell fire.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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