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Hector Wilson Brethour

In memory of:

Private Hector Wilson Brethour

September 1, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

1018419

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

5th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 12, 1881

Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Brethour, of Kirkton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 373 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

UPTON WOOD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

C. 28.

Location:

Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais about 16 kilometres south-east of Arras and about 4 kilometres south of the Arras to Cambrai main road. Upton Wood is a small wood half-way between Hendecourt and Haucourt and UPTON WOOD CEMETERY is 110 metres south of the wood and about 2 kilometres north of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstance of death– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brabant to Britton. Mircoform Sequence 13; Volume Number 131829_B016722; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 157 Page 519 of 906

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    Circumstance of death
    Circumstance of death – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Brabant to Britton. Mircoform Sequence 13; Volume Number 131829_B016722; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 157 Page 519 of 906
  • Grave Marker– Headstone for Private Hector Wilson Brethour in Upton Wood Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, taken by Roger Shier April 16, 2017

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    Grave Marker – Headstone for Private Hector Wilson Brethour in Upton Wood Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, taken by Roger Shier April 16, 2017
  • Plaque– Plaque at entrance to Upton Wood Cemetery; it reads "The Land On Which this Cemetery stands is the Free Gift of the French People for the Perpetual Resting Place of those of the Allied Armies who Fell in the War of 1914 - 1918 and are Honoured Here

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    Plaque
    Plaque – Plaque at entrance to Upton Wood Cemetery; it reads "The Land On Which this Cemetery stands is the Free Gift of the French People for the Perpetual Resting Place of those of the Allied Armies who Fell in the War of 1914 - 1918 and are Honoured Here
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    Entrance
  • Cemetery– Overview of Upton Wood Cemetery

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    Cemetery – Overview of Upton Wood Cemetery
  • Countryside view from Upton Wood Cemetery, taken by Roger Shier, April 16, 2017.

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    Countryside view from Upton Wood Cemetery, taken by Roger Shier, April 16, 2017.
    Countryside view from Upton Wood Cemetery, taken by Roger Shier, April 16, 2017.

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