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William English

In memory of:

Private William English

October 18, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

772140

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

4th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 10, 1897

Son of Thomas and Jane E. English, of Paris, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 404 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PECQUENCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

In North-West corner.

Location:

Pecquencourt is a village in the Department of Nord, some 13 kilometres east-north-east of Douai on the N455. The cemetery is situated in rue Jean Jaures, and the Commonwealth graves are located on the right hand side of the centre aisle, a short distance before the crucifix in the centre of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of William English– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of William English – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Roll of Honour– This Roll of Honour appeared in the pamphlet distributed at the Paris Ontario War Memorial's unveiling and dedication ceremony on November 11th, 1930.

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    Roll of Honour – This Roll of Honour appeared in the pamphlet distributed at the Paris Ontario War Memorial's unveiling and dedication ceremony on November 11th, 1930.
  • Paris War Memorial– Paris Ontario War Memorial. An unveiling and dedication ceremony was conducted at the memorial on November 11th, 1930. The memorial was unveiled by Mrs. R. Baldwin, mother of Nursing Sister Dorothy Baldwin. A dedicatory address was made by Lt.-Col. the Ven. Archdeacon F. G. Scott, D.S.O. (Canon Scott). Bands of the 10th Brant Dragoons and the 1st Dufferin Rifles assisted in the service. The memorial was designed and built by the Hunter Granite Works, Simcoe, Ontario. It is inscribed: 1914 - 1918 / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF PARIS WHO FELL AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR.

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    Paris War Memorial
    Paris War Memorial – Paris Ontario War Memorial. An unveiling and dedication ceremony was conducted at the memorial on November 11th, 1930. The memorial was unveiled by Mrs. R. Baldwin, mother of Nursing Sister Dorothy Baldwin. A dedicatory address was made by Lt.-Col. the Ven. Archdeacon F. G. Scott, D.S.O. (Canon Scott). Bands of the 10th Brant Dragoons and the 1st Dufferin Rifles assisted in the service. The memorial was designed and built by the Hunter Granite Works, Simcoe, Ontario. It is inscribed: 1914 - 1918 / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF PARIS WHO FELL AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR.
  • Grave Marker– Photo of headstone for Private William English in the PECQUENCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY ; Nord, France

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    Grave Marker – Photo of headstone for Private William English in the PECQUENCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY ; Nord, France

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