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Military service
Service number:
781319
Age:
31
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Division:
7th Coy.
Birth:
March 18, 1886
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VII. E. 4.
Additional information
Son of William Robert and Annie Witherow. Native of Burton-on-Trent, England.
Digital gallery of Private Fred Witherow
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Town Hall
This is the Town Hall, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. There is a Roll of Honour inside on which Fred's name is commemorated. -
Roll of Honour
The Roll of Honour inside the Town Hall, Burton-on-Trent. -
Inscription
Fred's name commemorated on the Roll of Honour. He was a bricklayer by trade. He enlisted on 2nd December 1915 at Moose Jaw SasK., and was living in Borderland Sask., at the time. -
Cemetery
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Private Fred Witherow
Digital gallery of
Private Fred Witherow
Digital gallery of
Private Fred Witherow
Digital gallery of
Private Fred Witherow
Digital gallery of
Private Fred Witherow
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 352 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.
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