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William Hosie Dryden

In memory of:

Sergeant William Hosie Dryden

September 27, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

16420

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Division:

7th Bn

Citation(s):

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Additional Information

Born:

October 6, 1887
Dundee, Scotland

Enlistment:

September 18, 1914
Valcartier, Quebec

Son of James and the late Jemima Dryden, of Dundee, Scotland; husband of Crystal Isabella Mailer, (formerly Dryden), of Glasgow, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 80 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 CEMETERY AND EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

7.D.7.

Location:

Longueval is a village 40 kilometres north-east of Amiens and 12 kilometres east-north-east of Albert, a town on the D929 road from Amiens to Bapaume and Cambrai. From the D929 direction Bapaume-Albert take the 2nd turning for Martinpuich and continue along the D6 direction Longueval, for 2 kilometres. LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION sits on the right hand side of the road.

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: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 1053 of 1076. No record of burial.

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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: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 1053 of 1076. No record of burial.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of October 15, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y265uvic/mode/1up?view=theater.

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of October 15, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y265uvic/mode/1up?view=theater.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Journal June 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Journal June 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • William Hosie Dryden

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    William Hosie Dryden
    William Hosie Dryden
  • William and Crystal's wedding photo– William and Crystal's wedding photo, married on the 10th of January 1916.

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    William and Crystal's wedding photo
    William and Crystal's wedding photo – William and Crystal's wedding photo, married on the 10th of January 1916.
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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    Memorial
    Memorial – His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)

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