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Major Augustus Waterous Agnew

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Major Augustus Waterous Agnew Veteran

Birth
Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
Death
17 Sep 1916 (aged 32)
Warloy-Baillon, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Burial
Contay, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
II. A. 4.
Memorial ID
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Military Service
Age: 32
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Pioneers
Division: 3rd Battalion

He enlisted in Victoria, British Columbia on Aug 15, 1918.

Augustus was severely wounded by an enemy shell while leading his company into the trenches at Courcelette and Mouquet Farm. He was immediately attended to but died of his wounds the next day at a hospital in Warloy.

He is also remembered on a family marker at Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia.
Military Service
Age: 32
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Pioneers
Division: 3rd Battalion

He enlisted in Victoria, British Columbia on Aug 15, 1918.

Augustus was severely wounded by an enemy shell while leading his company into the trenches at Courcelette and Mouquet Farm. He was immediately attended to but died of his wounds the next day at a hospital in Warloy.

He is also remembered on a family marker at Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia.


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