Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Walter Canning
In memory of:
Private Walter Canning
August 8, 1918
Military Service
276395
35
Army
Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
5th Bn.
Additional Information
December 2, 1882
Son of George and Mary Canning, of 18, Chapel St., Blaby, Leicestershire, England.
Commemorated on Page 380 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
HANGARD WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
I. B. 19.
Hangard is a village in the Department of the Somme, in the valley of the Luce, between Domart and Demuin. The road to Villers-Bretonneux goes due North from the village, up a steep hillside. After a mile it passes between the two portions of Hangard Wood, and HANGARD WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY will be found at this point, on the side of the road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Canavan to Caswell. Microform Sequence 18; Volume Number 31829_B016727. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 162. Page 53 of 1004.
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