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Edward William Du Val

In memory of:

Lieutenant Edward William Du Val

July 2, 1918

Military Service

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Additional Information

Son of the Rev. Dr. Frederic B. Du Val and Corinne Keorfatt his wife; husband of Stella Mary Du Val, of Winnipeg. Superintendent of Canadian Pacific Railway.

Commemorated on Page 402 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BELLACOURT MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. A. 8.

Location:

Bellacourt is a village in the commune of Riviere, in the Departement of the Pas de Calais, 10 kilometres south-west of Arras. Visitors should take the N25, Arras to Coullens main road, as far as Beaumetz les Loges. Take the D34 to Riviere, fork right onto the D7, still in the direction of Riviere, and then turn left to the cemetery as indicated by the CWGC sign.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Lieutenant Du Val was tragically killed by friendly fire while in the process of returning from a patrol. His "Circumstance of Death" file records the event.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Lieutenant Du Val was tragically killed by friendly fire while in the process of returning from a patrol. His "Circumstance of Death" file records the event.
  • Document– Lieutenant Du Val is buried in Plot 3 Row A Grave 8 of the Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere. This is recorded on the GRRF (Graves Registration Report Form) from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Document – Lieutenant Du Val is buried in Plot 3 Row A Grave 8 of the Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere. This is recorded on the GRRF (Graves Registration Report Form) from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of July 10, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y184uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of July 10, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y184uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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