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Private William W. Jackson

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Private William W. Jackson

Birth
Strathcona, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Death
24 Aug 1918 (aged 21)
Departement du Cher, Centre, France
Burial
Le Quesnel, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
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Military Service
Service Number: 624083
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division: 78th Bn.

While marching with his battallion from Caix Wood to Gentille Wood, and when near Beaucourt Wood, he was killed by a bomb dropped by an enemy airplane.

William is also remembered on a family marker at Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery in Edmonton, Alberta.
Military Service
Service Number: 624083
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division: 78th Bn.

While marching with his battallion from Caix Wood to Gentille Wood, and when near Beaucourt Wood, he was killed by a bomb dropped by an enemy airplane.

William is also remembered on a family marker at Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery in Edmonton, Alberta.

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  • Maintained by: Sharon
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56197239/william_w-jackson: accessed ), memorial page for Private William W. Jackson (21 Jan 1897–24 Aug 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56197239, citing Hillside Cemetery, Le Quesnel, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Sharon (contributor 47715883).