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William Burgess

In memory of:

Private William Burgess

August 29, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

526628

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Division:

3rd Field Amb.

Additional Information

Born:

April 20, 1897
Stockport, England

Son of Mrs. Martha Burgess, of Ville Emard, Montreal.

Commemorated on Page 377 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

FAUBOURG-D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VII. E. 36.

Location:

Fabourg-d'Amiens Cemetery is in the western part of the town of Arras in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle, to the south of the road to Doullens.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 145 of 926.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 145 of 926.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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