Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Hugh Collyer
In memory of:
Private William Hugh Collyer
April 9, 1917
Military Service
757505
17
Army
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
87th Bn.
Additional Information
Son of Joseph and Flora McKinnon Collyer, of Hamilton, Ontario. Brother of Mrs. D. G. McKinnon, of Orillia, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 218 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2
Pas de Calais, France
1.A.20.
The CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 is about 2.5 kilometres north of the village of Neuville-St. Vaast. The village is about 6 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Bethune. The cemetery is on a spur road turning left from the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle, about 1 kilometre south of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Cemetery – Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Details
Gravemarker – Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday, April 2007
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