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Joseph Frank Beechwood

In memory of:

Private Joseph Frank Beechwood

April 9, 1917
France

Military Service

Service Number:

207069

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Additional Information

Born:

August 24, 1893
Buffalo, New York

Enlistment:

December 14, 1915
Toronto, Ontario

Son of John Michael Beechwood of Buffalo, New York, United States of America.

Commemorated on Page 199 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VII. E. 19.

Location:

LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOSEPH FRANK BEECHWOOD– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of JOSEPH FRANK BEECHWOOD – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Press Clipping– Pte. Joseph Frank Beechwood was born in Buffalo, New York, on August 24th, 1893. He had worked as a Printer. He enlisted with the 97th Overseas Battalion, then known as the American Legion. These units were composed of men with American connections. Pte. Beechwood enlisted in Toronto on December 14th, 1915.

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    Press Clipping – Pte. Joseph Frank Beechwood was born in Buffalo, New York, on August 24th, 1893. He had worked as a Printer. He enlisted with the 97th Overseas Battalion, then known as the American Legion. These units were composed of men with American connections. Pte. Beechwood enlisted in Toronto on December 14th, 1915.
  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Cemetery– La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Cemetery – La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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