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Military service
Service number:
428165
Age:
34
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
No. I. Coy. 7th Bn.
Birth:
April 4, 1882
Death:
July 25, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Sp. Mem. G. 31.
Additional information
Son of James and Alice Elener, of 10, Norfolk St., West Hartlepool, England; husband of Annie Elener, of 638, Broadway West, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Digital gallery of Private William Elener
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer & J. Stephens 2010) -
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground
The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Grave Marker
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private William Elener
Digital gallery of
Private William Elener
Digital gallery of
Private William Elener
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 82 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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