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MILNE, WILLIAM JOHNSTONE
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
MILNE, WILLIAM JOHNSTONE
Date Of Birth
21 Dec 1892
Age
24
Birth Place
Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Resided Place
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Scotland; Canada
Date
9 Apr 1917
Date Of Death
9 Apr 1917
Fate
Killed in action.
Information
16th Battalion, Manitoba Regiment (Canadian Scottish), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Emigrated to Canada in 1910.
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
427586
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
5705 (V.C.); Issue: 30122 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near Thelus, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Canadian Army
Regiment
Manitoba Regiment - Canadian Infantry
Battalion
16th Battalion
Place of Death
Vimy, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Manitoba Regiment - Canadian Infantry
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UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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