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Arthur William Root

In memory of:

Company Sergeant Major Arthur William Root

May 22, 1919
London, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

845196

Age:

34

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

149th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

April 26, 1885
London, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

December 1, 1915
London, Ontario

Son of Samuel and Emma Root, of London Junction. Husband of Edith Mary Boerema (formerly Root), of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Commemorated on Page 542 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LONDON (WOODLAND) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. D. 381.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Arthur William Root– Enlisted August 6, 1914 in the 7th Regiment Detail Guard Company. Transferred to the 149th Battalion. Transferred to the C.A.G.S. on December 1, 1916. Died from valbular heart disease.

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    Photo of Arthur William Root – Enlisted August 6, 1914 in the 7th Regiment Detail Guard Company. Transferred to the 149th Battalion. Transferred to the C.A.G.S. on December 1, 1916. Died from valbular heart disease.
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