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William Blain Scoffield

In memory of:

Private William Blain Scoffield

September 26, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

467413

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

29th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

July 12, 1886

Son of John and Jean Scoffield, of Edmonton, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 159 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

II. D. 20.

Location:

Miraumont is a village about 14.5 kilometres north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 kilometres south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Blain Scoffield– Pte. William Blain Scoffield on the steps of his mother's house, Edmonton Alberta, late 1915.

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