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Charles Groom

In memory of:

Private Charles Groom

November 6, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

237622

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

3rd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 2, 1882
Shropshire, England

Enlistment:

April 24, 1916
Toronto, Ontario

Commemorated on Page 248 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

VIII. G . 22 .

Location:

OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY is located 6.5 km south of Ieper town centre on the Rijselseweg N336 connecting Ieper to Lille. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. 3.5 Km along the Rijselseweg the road forks with the N365. The N336 is the left hand fork towards Lille. The OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY is located 2 Km after this left hand fork on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Toronto Battalion Memorial Plaque– Charles Groom is remembered on this Toronto Battalion Memorial Plaque.

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    Toronto Battalion Memorial Plaque – Charles Groom is remembered on this Toronto Battalion Memorial Plaque.
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  • Memorial– Inscription on the Menin Gate … Private Charles Groom is also commemorated on the Menin Gate, Belgium ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Inscription on the Menin Gate … Private Charles Groom is also commemorated on the Menin Gate, Belgium ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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