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William George Bates

In memory of:

Driver William George Bates

August 11, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

114908

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Service Corps

Division:

4th Div. Train

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 197 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VILLERS STATION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

X. E. 10.

Location:

Villers-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 11 kilometres north-west of Arras. The VILLERS STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-west of the village.

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: Bark to Bazinet. Mircoform Sequence 6; Volume Number 31829_B016716. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 150. Page 861 of 1058.

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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: Bark to Bazinet. Mircoform Sequence 6; Volume Number 31829_B016716. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 150. Page 861 of 1058.
  • Grave Marker– Grave Maker - Picture Taken August 3, 2011

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    Grave Marker – Grave Maker - Picture Taken August 3, 2011
  • War Diary– Note of his being wounded in the divisional war diary from August 1917

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    War Diary – Note of his being wounded in the divisional war diary from August 1917
  • War Diary– Notation of his death at the Field Clearing Station from the Divisional War Diary.

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    War Diary
    War Diary – Notation of his death at the Field Clearing Station from the Divisional War Diary.

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