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Charles Henry Taunton

In memory of:

Private Charles Henry Taunton

August 27, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

83054

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

24th

Additional Information


Son of Silas and Elizabeth Ann Taunton; husband of Lillian Helena Taunton, of 1654, 7th Avenue West, Vancouver, British Columbia. Born in Surrey, England.

Commemorated on Page 510 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. A. 7.

Location:

Wancourt is a village about 8 kilometres south-east of Arras. It is 2 kilometres south of the main road from Arras to Cambrai. The WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY is a short distance south-east of the village just off the D 35 road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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