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Edward Alexander Cumberland Wilcox

In memory of:

Major Edward Alexander Cumberland Wilcox

October 9, 1921
Victoria, British Columbia

Military Service


Service Number:

987818

Age:

50

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Division:

52nd Bn.

Citation(s):

Distinguished Service Order, Twice Mentioned-in-Despatches, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Additional Information


Born:

October 26, 1870
England

Enlistment:

October 31, 1915
Port Arthur, Ontario

Son of Mrs. C.M. Wilcox and spouse of Hannah Constance Wilcox of Victoria, British Columbia. Brother of Captain Frederick Herbert Cumberland Wilcox, Lancashire Fusiliers, killed in action on 14 January 1917.

Commemorated on Page 560 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

VICTORIA (ROSS BAY) CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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