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William Aucoin

In memory of:

Private William Aucoin

August 9, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

878072

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)

Division:

"A" Coy. 25th Bn. Canadian Inf .

Additional Information

Son of William Aucoin, of Cheticamp, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 362 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ROSIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

III. D. 28.

Location:

Rosieres is a village about 32 kilometres east of Amiens and 7.5 kilometres south of the main road from Amiens to St Quentin. From Peronne take the N17 towards Roye. Travel for approximately 7 kilometres to Villers Carlonne then turn right towards Amiens on the N29. Travel for 13 kilometres then turn left on the D329 towards Rosieres, then take the D28 towards Caix. Follow the signs for the communal cemetery which is situated on the northern side of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of WILLIAM AUCOIN– In memory of the men who joined the 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM AUCOIN – In memory of the men who joined the 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– In memory of the men who joined the 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Memorial – In memory of the men who joined the 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Aucoin– From the book, Catholics of the Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia and the Great War 1914- 1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: PIcture Me

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    Photo of William Aucoin – From the book, Catholics of the Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia and the Great War 1914- 1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: PIcture Me
  • War Memorial– War Memorial-Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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    War Memorial – War Memorial-Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Memorial Plaque– The plaque on the War Memorial-Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – The plaque on the War Memorial-Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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