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Walter Ernest Alexander

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Walter Ernest Alexander

July 5, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

1504

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Robert and Annie Alexander, of Holly Hill Farm, Bergh Apton, Norwich, England.

Commemorated on Page 7 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BEAUVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

B. 39.

Location:

Beauval is a village on the main road (N25) between Amiens and Doullens, about 24 kilometres north of Amiens and 6 kilometres south of Doullens. BEAUVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the northern side of the village at the end of a by-road leading off the main road - Rue de l'Eglise.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Royal Newfoundland Regiment Badge– In memory of the men would served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me.

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    Royal Newfoundland Regiment Badge – In memory of the men would served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me.
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    Photo of Walter Ernest Alexander – In memory of the men would served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and did not return home. Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me.
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