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William Wallace White

In memory of:

Private William Wallace White

September 16, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

430511

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Pioneers

Division:

3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion.

Additional Information

Born:

November 26, 1892
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

March 12, 1915
Victoria, British Columbia

Husband of Lucy May White of Victoria, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 181 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. N. 9.

Location:

Albert is a town on the River Ancre in the Department of the Somme, 28 kilometres north-east of Amiens. The ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is on the south-east side of Albert and the junction of the roads to Fricourt and Meaulte, and the Extension is entirely enclosed by it.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of September 26, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y248uvic/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of September 26, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y248uvic/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theater
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of October 11, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y261uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of October 11, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y261uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Wallace White– Killed in France

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    Photo of William Wallace White – Killed in France
  • Grave Marker– Albert Cemetary Headstone 3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion, Born in Toronto Ontario Canada. Died of Wounds during the Battle of the Somme on Sept the 16th 1916 aged 24 Plot I, N9 Great Grandfather of William Arthur,Donna,Kevin,Michael & Vicki

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Albert Cemetary Headstone 3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion, Born in Toronto Ontario Canada. Died of Wounds during the Battle of the Somme on Sept the 16th 1916 aged 24 Plot I, N9 Great Grandfather of William Arthur,Donna,Kevin,Michael & Vicki
  • Attestation Paper– Attestation Paper Source: Library and Archives Canada: Soldiers of the First World War

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    Attestation Paper
    Attestation Paper – Attestation Paper Source: Library and Archives Canada: Soldiers of the First World War
  • Attestation Paper– Attestation Paper Source: Library and Archives Canada: Soldiers of the First World War

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    Attestation Paper
    Attestation Paper – Attestation Paper Source: Library and Archives Canada: Soldiers of the First World War

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