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Frederick Elwyn Calderon

In memory of:

Private Frederick Elwyn Calderon

April 3, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

8190

Age:

42

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division:

2nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

July 5, 1873

Son of Philip H. Calderon (Royal Academician), and Clara Marianne Calderon (nee Storey). Educated at Rugby. Worked in Marine Department of Canada, 1907-1914. Born in London.

Commemorated on Page 62 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WOODS CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

II. G. II.

Location:

WOODS CEMETERY is located 4 Km south east of Ieper town centre, on the Verbrandemolenstraat a road leading from the Komenseweg, connecting Ieper to Komen (N336). From Ieper town centre the Komenseweg is located via the Rijselsestraat, through the Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) and crossing the Ieper ring road, towards Armentieres and Lille. The road name then changes to Rijselseweg. 1 Km along the Rijselseweg lies the left hand turning onto Komenseweg. 2.5 Km along the Komenseweg lies the right hand turning onto the Vaartstraat. 900 metres along the Vaartstraat lies the left hand turning onto the Verbrandemolenstraat. 400 metres along the Verbrandemolenstraat a short distance from the road is the WOODS CEMETERY. Visitors to this site should note the 100 metre grassed access path leading to the cemetery which is not accessable by vehicle.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Cabana to Campling. Microform Sequence 17; Volume Number 31829_B016726. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 161. Page 181 of 1024.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Cabana to Campling. Microform Sequence 17; Volume Number 31829_B016726. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 161. Page 181 of 1024.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Newspaper cutting from Daily Telegraph of April 18, 1916. Image taken from web address of http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12208925/Daily-Telegraph-April-18-1916.html

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Newspaper cutting from Daily Telegraph of April 18, 1916. Image taken from web address of http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12208925/Daily-Telegraph-April-18-1916.html

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