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Daniel Peter Whalen

In memory of:

Gunner Daniel Peter Whalen

August 10, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

335924

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

3rd Bde.

Additional Information

Born:

January 15, 1898

Son of John and Mary Whalen, of Upper Woodstock, Carleton Co., New Brunswick.

Commemorated on Page 521 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. F. 1.

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 Daniel Peter Whalen– Source: Portraits of 28 Woodstock New Brunswick men who died during the first World War were published in the "All Woodstock Number" of the August 1922 issue of "The Busy East of Canada" (Vol. 13, No. 1). This section was captioned: "Woodstock Boys, Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Great War". Retouching: M. I. Pirie, 2011.

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    Photo of Daniel Peter Whalen – Source: Portraits of 28 Woodstock New Brunswick men who died during the first World War were published in the "All Woodstock Number" of the August 1922 issue of "The Busy East of Canada" (Vol. 13, No. 1). This section was captioned: "Woodstock Boys, Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Great War". Retouching: M. I. Pirie, 2011.

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