In memory of

Private

William Henry Chester

who died on 17 Aug 1917

Service details
  Conflict WWI
  Service Army
  Unit 5th Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment
  Rank Private
  Service number 105968
  Date of death 19170817
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  105968 Corporal (5th Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment) William Henry Chester (b.1886) of Henribourg was KIA 19170817 and is buried at Fosse No. 10 communal cemetery extension, Sains-en-Gohelle north of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France. He was the son of Henry Chester of Ardwick, Manchester, England. William homesteaded SW22-51-25-W2 north of Henribourg before enlisting at Regina early in 1916.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 520 - Paddockwood
  Cemetery or memorial location Fosse No. 10 communal cemetery, Sains-en-Gohelle, Pas-de-Calais, France    

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Personal information
  Date of birth 18861211
  Place of birth Ardwick, Greater Manchester, England    
  Date of enlistment 19160331
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Henribourg    
  Occupation homestead farmer
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