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Albert Colvin

In memory of:

Private Albert Colvin

August 8, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

189321

Age:

34

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

February 3, 1884

Commemorated on Page 387 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CROUY BRITISH CEMETERY, CROUY-SUR-SOMME
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

V. A. 24.

Location:

Crouy is a village about 16 kilometres north-west of Amiens on the west side of the River Somme, on the Amiens-Abbeville main road. The CROUY BRITISH CEMETERY is a little south of the village on the west side of the road to Cavillon and there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost on the main road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Circumstances of Death Register: "Died of Wounds" Severely wounded by an enemy rifle bullet during the attack on Marcelcave, on the morning of August 8, 1918, and died the same day at No. 5 Casualty Clearing Station. Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com

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    Circumstances of Death Registers – Circumstances of Death Register: "Died of Wounds" Severely wounded by an enemy rifle bullet during the attack on Marcelcave, on the morning of August 8, 1918, and died the same day at No. 5 Casualty Clearing Station. Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
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