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William Hepburn

In memory of:

Private William Hepburn

March 28, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

192525

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

42nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 30, 1892

Commemorated on Page 255 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. J. 29

Location:

Mont St Eloi is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 8 kilometres north-west of Arras. The village stands on high ground overlooking the battlefields of Vimy and Souchez and the main Bethune-Arras road, and the ruined towers that rise from it were used as an observation post during the French attacks at Neuville-St Vaast and Givenchy in May 1915. Ecoivres is a hamlet lying at the foot of the hill, to the south-west and about 1.5 kilometres from Mont St Eloi on the Arras-St Pol line. The ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY is on the D49 road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Attestation papers– Attestation paper - page 1

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    Attestation papers – Attestation paper - page 1
  • Attestation papers– Attestation paper - page 2

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    Attestation papers – Attestation paper - page 2
  • Inscription– Inscription showning William Hepburn's name on the War Memorial in Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Image taken 30 March 2015 by Tom Tulloch.

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    Inscription – Inscription showning William Hepburn's name on the War Memorial in Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Image taken 30 March 2015 by Tom Tulloch.
  • Inscription– Inscription on the War Memorial in Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Image taken 30 March 2015 by Tom Tulloch.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Inscription on the War Memorial in Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Image taken 30 March 2015 by Tom Tulloch.
  • War Memorial– The War Memorial in Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Image taken 30 March 2015 by Tom Tulloch.

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    War Memorial – The War Memorial in Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Image taken 30 March 2015 by Tom Tulloch.
  • Memorial Plaque

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    Memorial Plaque
  • Badge– Cap Badge 42nd Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Hepburn enlisted with the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 42nd Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Badge – Cap Badge 42nd Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Hepburn enlisted with the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 42nd Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Shoulder Patch– Shoulder Patch 42nd Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Hepburn enlisted with the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 42nd Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Shoulder Patch
    Shoulder Patch – Shoulder Patch 42nd Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Hepburn enlisted with the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 42nd Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Badge– Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Hepburn enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was transferred to the 42nd Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada) as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V.Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Badge
    Badge – Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Hepburn enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was transferred to the 42nd Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada) as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V.Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
  • Grave Marker– Grave Marker. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Grave Marker. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH

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