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William David Boag

In memory of:

Private William David Boag

August 9, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

853247

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

4th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

July 25, 1897
Queensville, Ontario

Son of Henry G. and Alice Jane Boag, of Burwash, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 370 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOUCHOIR NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

II. A. 27.

Location:

Bouchoir is a village in the Department of the Somme on the straight main road from Amiens to Roye. The BOUCHOIR NEW BRITISH CEMETERY is on the north-east side of the road nearly 2 kilometres south-east of the village.

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: Blampie to Booth; Mircoform Sequence 11; Volume Number 131829_B016720; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 155 Page 299 of 762

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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: Blampie to Booth; Mircoform Sequence 11; Volume Number 131829_B016720; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 155 Page 299 of 762
  • Photo of William Boag– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc

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    Photo of William Boag
    Photo of William Boag – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
  • Cenotaph– Barrie Cenotaph

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    Cenotaph – Barrie Cenotaph
  • Memorial Street– Barrie street named in honour of Private William David Boag with a poppy.

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    Memorial Street
    Memorial Street – Barrie street named in honour of Private William David Boag with a poppy.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Barrie Examiner c1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Barrie Examiner c1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Inscription– Inscription on the wall of Ecoivres Church near Arras, France.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Inscription on the wall of Ecoivres Church near Arras, France.
  • Grave Marker– William Boag's grave at Bouchoir New Military Cemetery

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – William Boag's grave at Bouchoir New Military Cemetery

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