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William Francis Strachan

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William's grave marker, image courtesy of Harald Wolf, findagrave.com

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 26.05.1916
  • Place of enlistment: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Service no: 228426
  • Rank: Trooper
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: 13th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 10.02.1894
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Rancher
  • Mother:

    Agnes Cant Strachan, Macleod Valley, Alberta

  • Father:

    John Strachan

  • Siblings:

    Robert

  • Spouse:

    Agnes Strachan

  • Children:
  • Age at Death: 47
  • Date of Death: 11.10.1941
  • Place of Death: Canada
  • Burial Country: Canada
  • Cemetery: Oak Bay Burial Park Cemetery

More about William Francis Strachan

service record

William was the brother of Pte Robert Lindsay Strachan, M.M. 737011, 19th Battalion Canadian Infantry who died 20.09.1918

Gary Thomson

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