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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Arthur John Rising

In memory of:

Private Arthur John Rising

August 30, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

772499

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

January 24, 1886

Commemorated on Page 491 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. 33.

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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  • Memorial– Today the 1914-1918 war memorial plaque for Massey Harris Company is located on the outside of their former head office at King Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Pte. Arthur John Rising's name was included on the list of men employed at the Verity Plow Co. Ltd., Brantford, Ontario.  He enlisted with the 125th Battalion.

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