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Albert William Groves

In memory of:

Private Albert William Groves

August 30, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

651653

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

June 27, 1898

Son of John and Charlotte Groves, of Glamis, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 420 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:

B. 3.

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.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of ALBERT WILLIAM GROVES– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Enlistment Cards– Records are property of the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre.
  • Photo of Albert Groves– Albert Groves (in uniform) with his mother in Glamis, Ontario.  From a photo album assembled by Lila Cunningham 1913 to 1922 about the village of Glamis (now Glammis).

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