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William Tremblay

In memory of:

Private William Tremblay

April 23, 1918
Mercatel, France

Military Service


Service Number:

120933

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

22nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

December 24, 1898
Manchester, New Hampshire

Enlistment:

September 3, 1915
Sherbrooke, Quebec

Baptized John-William Tremblay. Son of Thomas Tremblay and Marie Beausoleil (who died respectively in 1904 and 1905). He stated being born on 25 December 1897 and declared his brother Alfred as next-of-kin when he enlisted.

Commemorated on Page 514 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WAILLY ORCHARD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. E. 6.

Location:

Wailly is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais about 6 kilometres south-west from Arras in the valley of the little river Crinchon. WAILLY ORCHARD CEMETERY stands above the village on its outskirts in part of the old orchard.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave marker
  • Sherbrooke Monument– Cover of the original program distributed at the unveiling of the Sherbrooke WWI memorial on November 7th, 1926, and two images of the monument.   The monument was designed by Mr. G. W. Hill of Montreal, Quebec with bronze figures cast in Belgium and granite from the Stanstead district.  The bronze Memorial tablet lists 249 names.

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