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Cecil William Bethune

In memory of:

Private Cecil William Bethune

September 28, 1918
Cambrai, France

Military Service

Service Number:

3320507

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information

Born:

March 16, 1891
Avonmore, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 22, 1918
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Edward and Ellen Bethune, of Avonmore, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 368 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CREST CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

B. 4.

Location:

Fontaine-Notre Dame is a large village in the Department of the Nord approximately 3 kilometres south-west of Cambrai on the main road from Cambrai to Bapaume (N30). The CREST CEMETERY is signposted from the N30 in the village and is located on the right hand side of the road towards Raillencourt.

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: Bernard to Binyon. Mircoform Sequence 9; Volume Number 31829_B016719; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 153 Page 255 of 652

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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: Bernard to Binyon. Mircoform Sequence 9; Volume Number 31829_B016719; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 153 Page 255 of 652
  • Grave marker– Cecil W. Bethune grave, Crest Cemetery, Fontaine-Notre-Dame, France, Nov 2019.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Cecil W. Bethune grave, Crest Cemetery, Fontaine-Notre-Dame, France, Nov 2019.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Cecil William Bethune– Proudly Served His Country

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    Photo of Cecil William Bethune
    Photo of Cecil William Bethune – Proudly Served His Country

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