Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Samuel De Veaux Woodruff
In memory of:
Lieutenant Samuel De Veaux Woodruff
July 13, 1918
Military Service
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Army
Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force
116th Bn.
Additional Information
Son of Alfred S. and Georgina R. Woodruff, of 137, Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 525 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
WAILLY ORCHARD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
III. J. 5.
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 – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Samuel de Veaux Woodruff – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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The 116th Battalion – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Memorial – The Cenotaph at Memorial Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, was dedicated on August 7th, 1927 by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII), and unveiled by Brigadier General W. B. M. King, C.M.G., D.S.O. The names of St. Catharines men who died as a result of their service during World War I are listed on two bronze tablets located at City Hall.
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