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William Keith Dornan

In memory of:

Private William Keith Dornan

March 16, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

104205

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

5th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 10, 1897
Ontario

Son of Charles and Agnes Dornan, of Grand Coulee, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 229 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. F. 23.

Location:

Roclincourt is a village a little to the east of the road from Arras to Lens. Take the N 17 from Arras until the junction of this road and the D 60 (first CWGC sign here). Travel along the D 60 into Roclincourt village, for approximately one kilometre, to a right turn (direction St Nicholas). Take this road for approximately 175 metres to a lane on the right. The ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY lies 100 metres away at the foot of this lane.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 301 of 1076. His initial grave was located about 120 yards from the West Side of Arras-Lens Road. After the Armistice, his body was exhumed and re-interred in ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 301 of 1076. His initial grave was located about 120 yards from the West Side of Arras-Lens Road. After the Armistice, his body was exhumed and re-interred in ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY.
  • Photo of WILLIAM KEITH DORNAN– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM KEITH DORNAN
    Photo of WILLIAM KEITH DORNAN – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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