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William Anderson Black

In memory of:

Corporal William Anderson Black

August 30, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

466397

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

72nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 21, 1894
Glasgow, Scotland

Son of John and Janet Black, of Edmonton, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 202 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VILLERS STATION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

X. F. 19.

Location:

Villers-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 11 kilometres north-west of Arras. The VILLERS STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-west of the village.

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: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 421 of 734

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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: Birch to Blakstad. Mircoform Sequence 10; Volume Number 31829_B034746; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 154 Page 421 of 734
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.September 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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