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Military service
Service number:
189985
Age:
35
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
1ST Bn.
Birth:
March 10, 1882
London, Ontario
Enlistment:
February 14, 1916
St. Thomas, Ontario
Death:
April 9, 1917
Vimy, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. A. 4.
Additional information
Husband of Jeanette Woodliffe of Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Pte Woodliffe also served in the South African Campaign.
Additional citations
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Private George William Woodliffe
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Attestation Paper
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Attestation Papers (Reverse)
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Grave Marker
Photo taken by the International Wargraves Photography Project -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private George William Woodliffe
Digital gallery of
Private George William Woodliffe
Digital gallery of
Private George William Woodliffe
Digital gallery of
Private George William Woodliffe
Digital gallery of
Private George William Woodliffe
Digital gallery of
Private George William Woodliffe
BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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