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Joseph Edward Aspinwall

In memory of:

Private Joseph Edward Aspinwall

July 15, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

405165

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

19th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 8, 1895

Commemorated on Page 48 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY (ENCLOSURE 4)
Belgium

Grave Reference:

Enclosure No.4 1. H. 6.

Location:

BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY ENCLOSURE NO.4 is located 2.5 Km south of Ieper town centre. The cemetery lies on the Rijselseweg (N365), the road connecting Ieper to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. The cemetery itself is located 2 Km after this crossroads on the left hand side of the Rijselseweg.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of JOSEPH EDWARD ASPINWALL– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of JOSEPH EDWARD ASPINWALL – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial Tablet– Joseph Edward Aspinwall'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 – Joseph Edward Aspinwall'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.
  • Newspaper Clipping– This newspaper report about the death of Pte. Joseph Edward Aspinwall included an error with his first and middle names. According to his military attestation, Aspinwall enlisted in the 35th Battalion in Toronto on August 18th, 1915. Aspinwall was employed as a packer in the Mail Order Department at Robert Simpson Co. in Toronto. He was a native of Oldham, Lancashire, England. In honoured memory.

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    Newspaper Clipping – This newspaper report about the death of Pte. Joseph Edward Aspinwall included an error with his first and middle names. According to his military attestation, Aspinwall enlisted in the 35th Battalion in Toronto on August 18th, 1915. Aspinwall was employed as a packer in the Mail Order Department at Robert Simpson Co. in Toronto. He was a native of Oldham, Lancashire, England. In honoured memory.
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  • Photo of JOSEPH EDWARD ASPINWALL– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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