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William Crowley

In memory of:

Private William Crowley

October 11, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

769411

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

May 31, 1894

Son of Mr. I. and Mrs. Emily Crowley, of 1982, Yonge St., North Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 392 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NIAGARA CEMETERY, IWUY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

B. 16.

Location:

Iwuy is a village approximately 8 kilometres north-east of Cambrai and NIAGARA CEMETERY, IWUY, is 1 kilometre south-east of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Crossley to Cyrs. Microform Sequence 25; Volume Number 31829_B016734. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 169. Page 165 of 890.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Crossley to Cyrs. Microform Sequence 25; Volume Number 31829_B016734. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 169. Page 165 of 890.
  • Circumstances of death registers– "Killed in Action" Was instantly killed by an enemy shell, in the railway cutting near Iwuy. Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – "Killed in Action" Was instantly killed by an enemy shell, in the railway cutting near Iwuy. Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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