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In memory of
Sergeant
 WILLIAM VICTOR  TRANTER

who died on June 10, 1915

Military Service:

Service Number: 6860
Age: 21
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division: 1st Bn.

Additional Information:

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tranter, of Southampton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 39 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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Burial Information:

Cemetery:
WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais,France

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Grave Reference: I. I. 28.

Location:
Wimereux is a small town situated about 5 kilometres north of Boulogne. From Boulogne take the A16 to Calais and come off at Junction 4. Take the road to Wimereux north, D242, for approximately 2 kilometres, following the road through the roundabout. Take the first turn on the left immediately after the roundabout and the WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies approximately 200 metres down this road on the left hand side. The Commonwealth War Graves are situated to the rear of the communal cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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