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William George Selwood

In memory of:

Corporal William George Selwood

May 30, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

527648

Age:

44

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Division:

7th Canadian Gen. Hosp.

Additional Information

Born:

February 13, 1874

Son of George and Jessie Selwood, of Georgetown, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 498 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

LXVI. E. 36.

Location:

Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Press Clipping

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  • War Diary– 7th Canadian General Hospital. War Diary for May 1918, page 4, recording death of Cpl. W.G. Selwood.

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    War Diary – 7th Canadian General Hospital. War Diary for May 1918, page 4, recording death of Cpl. W.G. Selwood.
  • Attestation Papers– Attestation paper, page 1, for William George Selwood of Eramosa, Ontario.

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    Attestation Papers – Attestation paper, page 1, for William George Selwood of Eramosa, Ontario.
  • Attestation Papers (Back)– Attestation paper, page 2, for William George Selwood of Eramosa, Ontario.

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    Attestation Papers (Back) – Attestation paper, page 2, for William George Selwood of Eramosa, Ontario.

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