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William Olaf Couper

In memory of:

Private William Olaf Couper

August 11, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

1069964

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

28th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of William Olaf and Phoebe Couper, of Quebec, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 390 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CROUY BRITISH CEMETERY, CROUY-SUR-SOMME
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

V. C. 11.

Location:

Crouy is a village about 16 kilometres north-west of Amiens on the west side of the River Somme, on the Amiens-Abbeville main road. The CROUY BRITISH CEMETERY is a little south of the village on the west side of the road to Cavillon and there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost on the main road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI to COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 513 of 900.

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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: CORBI to COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 513 of 900.
  • Grave Marker– Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteer Mike Symmonds

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteer Mike Symmonds

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