Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Walter Hugh McConnell
In memory of:
Private Walter Hugh McConnell
August 8, 1918
Military Service
267220
26
Army
Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
5th Bn.
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Additional Information
May 1, 1892
Birnie, Manitoba
February 24, 1916
Wynyard, Saskatchewan
Son of Mrs. Eliza Jane McConnell, of Wynyard, Saskatchewan. Nephew of John James McConnell.
Commemorated on Page 454 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. G. 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.
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