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Arthur Benson Cromwell

In memory of:

Private Arthur Benson Cromwell

June 16, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

931083

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Construction Company

Division:

2nd

Additional Information


Born:

September 27, 1897
New Tusket, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

August 3, 1916
Weymouth, Nova Scotia

Son of George Cromwell and Cynthia Jarvis. Husband of Maggie Coones of Bridgenorth, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 391 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

CHAMPAGNOLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Jura, France

Grave Reference:

A. 5.

Location:

Champagnole is a town in the Department of Jura, 30 kilometres north-east of Lons-le-Saunier on the D471. The Communal Cemetery is located in the north-east of the town near the railway station. The 20 war graves are in 8 separate plots with chippings and will be found immediately to the left of the cemetery entrance.

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: CRABB TO CROSSLAND Microform Sequence 24; Volume Number 31829_B016733. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 168. Page 649 of 788.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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