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Edward Bills

In memory of:

Sapper Edward Bills

December 5, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

68235

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Railway Troops

Division:

"D" Coy. 4th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

February 16, 1881

Son of John and Julia Bills, of 30, Ironstone Rd., Chase Terrace, Walsall, Staffs.

Commemorated on Page 201 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PERONNE ROAD CEMETERY, MARICOURT, FRANCE
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

IV. G. 32.

Location:

Maricourt is a village approximately 11 kilometres east of Albert on the road to Peronne. The PERONNE ROAD CEMETERY is on the western outskirts of the village on the north side of the road to Albert.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Photo: Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker – Photo: Wilf Schofield, England
  • Inscription– Inscription reads: IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHASE TERRACE ENGLAND BELOVED BY FATHER AND MOTHER JOHN AND JULIA BILLS

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    Inscription – Inscription reads: IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHASE TERRACE ENGLAND BELOVED BY FATHER AND MOTHER JOHN AND JULIA BILLS
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bernard to Binyon. Mircoform Sequence 9; Volume Number 31829_B016719; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 153 Page 565 of 652

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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: Bernard to Binyon. Mircoform Sequence 9; Volume Number 31829_B016719; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 153 Page 565 of 652

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