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William Frederick Jureit
In memory of:
Private William Frederick Jureit
August 9, 1918
Military Service
707200
21
Army
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
"B" Coy. 29th Bn.
Additional Information
December 7, 1896
Son of Ferdinand William and Elizabeth Jureit, of South Gabriola, British Columbia.
Commemorated on Page 439 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
ROSIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France
I. C. 22.
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.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of August 24, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y224uvic/mode/1up?view=theater -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of September 27, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y253uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
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