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Charles Russell Hillis

In memory of:

Lieutenant Charles Russell Hillis

February 25, 1918

Military Service

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Division:

116th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Frank and Janet Hillis of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Helen W. Hillis of Hamilton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 429 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LONGUENESSE (ST OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. F. 58.

Location:

LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY is on the southern outskirts of St Omer and is about 45 kilometres south-east of Calais. When approaching the cemetery from St. Omer centre follow in the direction of Abbeville on the D 928. As you leave the town towards Longuenesse drive up the hill for about 600 metres and the cemetery is on your left.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Charles Hillis– Torontonensis 1906 (University of Toronto Yearbook), pg. 213. Caption: Charles Russell Hillis, 47 St. Vincent St., Toronto. Course - Electrical Engineering.

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    Photo of Charles Hillis
    Photo of Charles Hillis – Torontonensis 1906 (University of Toronto Yearbook), pg. 213. Caption: Charles Russell Hillis, 47 St. Vincent St., Toronto. Course - Electrical Engineering.
  • Newspaper Clipping

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  • Group Photo– Group Photograph of the Officers of the 116th (Ontario County) Battalion. Published prominently in the Toronto Star on January 5th, 1918.

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    Group Photo – Group Photograph of the Officers of the 116th (Ontario County) Battalion. Published prominently in the Toronto Star on January 5th, 1918.
  • Photo of Charles Hillis– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of Charles Hillis
    Photo of Charles Hillis – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by 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
  • Photo of Charles Russell Hillis– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Charles Russell Hillis
    Photo of Charles Russell Hillis – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • The 116th Battalion– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    The 116th Battalion
    The 116th Battalion – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Roll of Service– From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.

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    Roll of Service
    Roll of Service – From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
  • The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury– The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, 200 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario.

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    The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury
    The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury – The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, 200 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario.
  • Plaque– Officers of the 13th Royal Regiment Memorial Plaque. On display at the Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, Hamilton, Ontario.

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    Plaque
    Plaque – Officers of the 13th Royal Regiment Memorial Plaque. On display at the Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote VC, CD Armoury, Hamilton, Ontario.
  • The Soldiers' Tower– The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. The name of "Lt. C. R. Hillis 116th Bn" is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks, Alumni Relations.

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    The Soldiers' Tower
    The Soldiers' Tower – The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. The name of "Lt. C. R. Hillis 116th Bn" is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks, Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial Room– Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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    Memorial Room
    Memorial Room – Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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