Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of George and Jane Elizabeth Fawcett of Vancouver, British Columbia; Husband of Emily Blanche Fawcett of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Driver William John Andrew Fawcett
Image gallery
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The unmounted medal set & box mailed to the widow of Pvt. 645680 William J.A. Fawcett in 1922.
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Memorial notice that came with the medals for Pvt. 645680 William J.A. Fawcett succumbed to his war wounds (Gas) on March 28th 1920
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Leave pass made out to 645680 Pvt. William J.A. Fawcett in May 1st 1917 while a member of the 158th Battn.
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Photo of the 1917 Winners 5th Canadian Troops Football. Pvt. William John Fawcett is in the front row far right
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Close up of Pvt. William John Fawcett in Photo of the 1917 Winners 5th Canadian Troops Football.
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Medal that Pvt. William John Fawcett receved for the 1917 Winners of 5th Canadian Troops Football.
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Death Disk sent to the family of 645680 Pvt. William John Fawcett who died March 28th 1920
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Memorial Document sent to the wife of 645680 Pvt. William John Fawcett in 1924.
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Cap Badges of the 158th Battn. and other metal insignia that belonged to 645680 Pvt. William John Fawcett.
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Pre war photo of 645680 Pvt. William John Fawcett. C-1913 When he was a Jocky in the Vancouver Horse Racing Club.
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Sweet Heart pin for the 158th Battn C.E.F. along with the two Memorial Crosses (AKA Mothers Cross) for the Mother & Wife of Pvt. 645680 William J. Fawcett DOW March 28th 1920.
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View of the Section were the WW1 dead are buried in the Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver BC.
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Grave of 645680 Driver William J. Fawcett who died March 28th 1920 at the age of 33. Mountain View Cemetery Vancouver BC.
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Photo 2 of the grave of 645680 Driver William J. Fawcett who died March 28th 1920 at the age of 33. Mountain View Cemetery Vancouver BC.
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Paying my respects at the grave of 645680 Driver William J. Fawcett who died March 28th 1920 at the age of 33. Mountain View Cemetery Vancouver BC.
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Memorial stone with the names of all those WW1 Dead that lay buried in this section, some of them with out a grave stone. Mountain View Cemetery Vancouver BC.
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Memorial Veterans Cross Mountain View Cemetery Vancouver BC.
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Only known photo of Pvt. William J. Fawcett (Center)in uniform, taken from a No.3 Company 158th Battn. C.E.F. Group photo C-1916 Photo from the Souvenir Magazine "The Reveille" Printed in Vancouver BC in June 1916. Photo courtesy of the Frederick Hazell collection and private museum of Langley BC
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645680 Pvt. William J.A. Fawcett's Military ID disk & neck cord. Courtesy of the Frederick C. Hazell Private Museum & Collection of Langley BC
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 549 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY British Columbia, Canada
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