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William Lawson

In memory of:

Piper William Lawson

March 16, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

24012

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

13th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 8, 1888

Son of John and Elizabeth Lawson, of Leith, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 23 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. B. 2.

Location:

Fleurbaix is a village 5 kilometres south-west of Armentieres at the junction of the road from Armentieres and the road to Bethune. Petillon is a village to the south of Fleurbaix and RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY is 3 kilometres south of Fleurbaix on the south side of the road from Petillon to La Boutillerie.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 1, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y96uvic#mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of April 1, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y96uvic#mode/1up
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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