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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

David De Coste

In memory of:

Private David De Coste

October 3, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

3180248

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)

Division:

25th Bn.

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 395 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. F. 1.

Location:

Bourlon is a village approximately 6 kilometres west of Cambrai. It lies between the main Cambrai to Bapaume road (N30) and the Cambrai to Arras road (D939). The BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY is signposted from the centre of the village as is the Canadian Forces Memorial. On approaching the Memorial the road should be followed to the left where an unsurfaced track descends about 200 metres to the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 355 of 1036.

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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: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 355 of 1036.
  • Grave Marker

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  • Bourlon Wood Cemetery Memorial Plaque

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    Bourlon Wood Cemetery Memorial Plaque
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    Bourlon Wood Cemetery
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    Bourlon Wood Cemetery
  • Bourlon Wood Cemetery Memorial

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    Bourlon Wood Cemetery Memorial
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    Bourlon Wood Cemetery Memorial
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    Bourlon Wood Cemetery Memorial
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    Bourlon Wood Cemetery
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    Bourlon Wood Cemetery
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    Bourlon Wood Cemetery
  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of David DeCoste– From the book, Catholics of the Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia and the Great War 1914- 1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: PIcture Me

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    Photo of David DeCoste – From the book, Catholics of the Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia and the Great War 1914- 1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: PIcture Me

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