Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Edward Goodyear
In memory of:
Corporal William Edward Goodyear
August 8, 1918
Military Service
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Army
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
4th Bn.
Additional Information
December 19, 1890
Son of William Edward and Alice Goodyear. His father Pioneer William Edward Goodyear, died on April 12, 1917, while serving with the Royal Engineers, 11th Labour Bn.
Commemorated on Page 416 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BOUCHOIR NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
I. B. 43.
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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Photo of William Edward Goodyear – Photo from Martyn Cruickshank. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Group Photo – A group photo of 4th Battalion men depicting William Edward Goodyear in the front. He died for the cause of freedom and 100+ years still hasn’t diminished his glory. You are not forgotten. Image was purchased by Andrew Webb-Trezzi in 2020. -
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Reverse side of Photo -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England
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