Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

William Robert Erskine

In memory of:

Private William Robert Erskine

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

696786

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

31st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

September 11, 1884
London, England

Son of William and Janet Erskine; husband of Helen L. Erskine, of Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 234 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. C. 3/5.

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Newspaper Clipping– Newspaper clipping from Daily Telegraph of April 30, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12214516/Daily-Telegraph-April-30-1917.html

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Newspaper clipping from Daily Telegraph of April 30, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12214516/Daily-Telegraph-April-30-1917.html
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Robert Erskine– Photo of William with his elder sister Chris before the war. She lived in London, England.

    Details

    Photo of William Robert Erskine
    Photo of William Robert Erskine – Photo of William with his elder sister Chris before the war. She lived in London, England.
  • Photo 2 of William Robert Erskine– Photo of William as a young boy.

    Details

    Photo 2 of William Robert Erskine
    Photo 2 of William Robert Erskine – Photo of William as a young boy.
  • Grave Marker– Photo of William's grave in Bois Carre Cemetery.

    Details

    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo of William's grave in Bois Carre Cemetery.
  • Photo 2 of Grave Marker– Photo of William's grave in Bois Carre Cemetery. We left the rose and inscription there on June 6, 2004. It reads "By honouring you we honour them all, By remembering you we remember them all." The family believe this to be the first visit to William's grave since the war. Hopefully now there will be more.

    Details

    Photo 2 of Grave Marker
    Photo 2 of Grave Marker – Photo of William's grave in Bois Carre Cemetery. We left the rose and inscription there on June 6, 2004. It reads "By honouring you we honour them all, By remembering you we remember them all." The family believe this to be the first visit to William's grave since the war. Hopefully now there will be more.
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

    Details

    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Bois Carre British Cemetery– The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

    Details

    Bois Carre British Cemetery
    Bois Carre British Cemetery – The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Inscription

    Details

    Inscription
    Inscription

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: