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Percy William Jakeman

In memory of:

Private Percy William Jakeman

June 2, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

911470

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

46th Battalion

Additional Information


Born:

November 21, 1891

Son of George and Betsy Jakeman of Woodstock, Ontario.

Brother of Private Harry Jakeman, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 262 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. B. 12.

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.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of Percy Jakeman– Percy Jakeman in uniform.
  • Photo of Percy's brother, Harry Jakeman
  • Photo of Harry and Percy Jakeman– Harry and Percy Jakeman

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