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William Edward Pennylegion

In memory of:

Private William Edward Pennylegion

January 31, 1919

Military Service

Service Number:

862085

Age:

34

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

7th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

October 13, 1884

Son of Albert and Catharine Pennylegion, of 80, Close Avenue, Toronto.

Commemorated on Page 541 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GRAYSHOTT (ST. JOSEPH) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD
Hampshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

C. 018.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial tablet– William Edward Pennylegion's name appears on this Memorial Tablet. St. Paul's was founded in 1822 as the first Roman Catholic parish in York (now Toronto). The present church was designed by Joseph Connelly in 1889 and was renamed St. Paul's Basilica in 1999. The WWI Memorial plaque is located outside the front entrance of the church. The Basilica is located in downtown Toronto on the corner of Power and Queen Street.

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    Memorial tablet
    Memorial tablet – William Edward Pennylegion's name appears on this Memorial Tablet. St. Paul's was founded in 1822 as the first Roman Catholic parish in York (now Toronto). The present church was designed by Joseph Connelly in 1889 and was renamed St. Paul's Basilica in 1999. The WWI Memorial plaque is located outside the front entrance of the church. The Basilica is located in downtown Toronto on the corner of Power and Queen Street.

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