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Roy Clarence Wolfe

In memory of:

Private Roy Clarence Wolfe

November 7, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

16837

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

7th Bn.

Citation(s):

1914-1915 Star and Victory Medal.

Additional Information


Born 4 September 1895 in Portsmouth, Hants, England. Son of George Henry and Elizabeth Wolfe, Victoria, British Columbia. He attested on 23 September 1914 at Valcartier, Québec, stating he was single and was employed as a plumber.

Commemorated on Page 525 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

VI. C. 2.

Location:

Ohlsdorf is a village on the river Alster, about 9 km north east of the city of Hamburg on the eastern side of the city airport. Approaching from Hannover or Kiel leave the Autoroute A7 at the junction with the 432 following signposts for the Airport (Flughaven). After 2 km turn right onto Swebenweg which later merges with Krohnstieg and passes under the airport runway. After 4 km turn right onto 433 Chaussee. After 2 km turn left onto Erdkampsweg following signs for Barmbek. Continue along this road for 1.7 Km then turn right immediately before a prominent railway bridge, onto a road calledI M Grunen Grund. After a further 600 metres turn left into Alsterdorfer, the HAMBURG CEMETERY is located in this street at the junction with Fuhlsbuttlerstrasse. The Commission plot is signposted in the HAMBURG CEMETERY and is located 300 metres from the Chapel. Visitors should note that this cemetery is restricted to normal opening hours.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 29, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist58y120uvic#mode/1up

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