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Herbert Braid Northwood

In memory of:

Lieutenant Herbert Braid Northwood

September 27, 1918

Military Service

Age:

34

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

78th Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information

Son of William and Margaret Northwood, of Ottawa.

Commemorated on Page 479 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

QUARRY WOOD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. C. 9.

Location:

Sains les Marquion is a village approximately 12 kilometres north-west of Cambrai and 2 kilometres south of the Arras to Cambrai road (D939). The QUARRY WOOD CEMETERY lies at the end of an access path to the left of the D15 road heading towards Havrincourt, about 2 kilometres from the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Honour Roll– "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921.

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    Honour Roll
    Honour Roll – "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921.
  • Inscription– Inscription to the memory of Herbert Braid Northwood at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Inscription to the memory of Herbert Braid Northwood at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Attestation Papers– Source: Library and Archives Canada

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    Attestation Papers
    Attestation Papers – Source: Library and Archives Canada
  • Photo of Herbert Northwood– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of Herbert Northwood
    Photo of Herbert Northwood – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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