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Francis John William Slay

In memory of:

Private Francis John William Slay

September 29, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

911503

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)

Division:

15th Mounted Rifles

Additional Information


Son of Francis John and Selina Slay, of 8, Wellington Square, Oxford, England.

Commemorated on Page 501 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

II. E. 8.

Location:

Raillencourt is a village in the Department of the Nord, about 5 kilometres west of Cambrai on the main road to Arras, D939. The Communal Cemetery is located on the main road about 700 metres from the entrance to the village from the Arras side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal cDecember 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal cDecember 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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