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James Collie

In memory of:

Private James Collie

July 18, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

928739

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 23, 1883

Son of David and Jean Cooper Collie.

Commemorated on Page 387 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WANQUETIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. B. 20.

Location:

Wanquetin is a village approximately 12 kilometres west of Arras and approximately 6 kilometres north of Beaumetz. WANQUETIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION lies to the north-east of the village on the road to Warlus (D.59).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Circumstances of Death Card: "Killed in Action" Was one of a party of eleven holding an outpost in front of Tilloy Trench, when the enemy made an attack, and Private Collie was shot through the had and instantly killed.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers – Circumstances of Death Card: "Killed in Action" Was one of a party of eleven holding an outpost in front of Tilloy Trench, when the enemy made an attack, and Private Collie was shot through the had and instantly killed.
  • Grave Marker– Source: http://153rdwellington.com/

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Source: http://153rdwellington.com/
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press July 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press July 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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