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William Alton Walpole

In memory of:

Private William Alton Walpole

April 17, 1921
Vancouver, British Columbia

Military Service


Service Number:

645483

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

72nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

February 7, 1892
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

January 20, 1916
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of William Herbert and Eliza Jane Walpole, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Brother of Bombardier Sidney Herbert Walpole who was killed in action on October 25, 1917 while serving with the Canadian Field Artillery.

Commemorated on Page 560 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Old. O. 3. 4.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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