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Military service
Service number:
105786
Age:
28
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Death:
September 28, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VII. A. 6.
Additional information
Son of W. and E. Winspear, of 12, Bernice Rd., Mossley Hill, Liverpool. Native of Whitby, Yorks.
Digital gallery of Corporal William Dennis Winspear
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Badge
Cap Badge 68th Bn. Private Winspear was originally a member of the 68th Bn before transfer to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Insigne d'épaule
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Inscription
Photo by BGen (ret`d) G. Young, submitted by Capt (ret`d) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
États de Service
Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
États de Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Pierre Tombale
Grave Marker Corporal Winspear.Photo by BGen(ret'd) G. Young. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 241st Bn (Scottish Borderers from Windsor Ontario. Corporal Winspear enlisted with this unit but was sent to the 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt(ret’d) Victor Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Mémorial
"The Canal du Nord memorial, erected by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project and the town of Marquion, was unveiled and dedicated on 24 September 2012. The memorial commemorates the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF, during the Canadian assault on the Canal du Nord on 27 September 1918 and the memory of those members of the Battalion who fell during the engagement. The memorial sits alongside the existing Canal du Nord, inside the town of Marquion, which the Battalion captured during the battle." Photo submitted by the 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Dennis Winspear
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Dennis Winspear
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Dennis Winspear
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Dennis Winspear
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Dennis Winspear
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Dennis Winspear
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Dennis Winspear
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Dennis Winspear
Digital gallery of
Corporal William Dennis Winspear
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 525 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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