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In MemoriamHEDWORTH, Wilfred Anthony
  Private (43rd Battalion Canadian Infantry)
  Killed killed in action in France (08-Oct-1916)
  

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04-Mar-1882
18-Jan-1892 (SSHS)
Jul-1899
08-Oct-1916

 

Wilfred Anthony Hedworth was the son of Solicitor, William Aaron Hedworth, and his wife, Margaret.

By 1911, his father was being listed as "Solicitor of the Supreme Court".

In May, 1906, Wilfred sailed to Canada and worked as a farm labourer in Manitoba.

Wilfred enlisted with the 79th Cameron Highlanders in Winnipeg, Manitoba, around July 1915, and was killed in action in France on 8-Oct-1916.

He is remembered on the Vimy Memorial, south-west of Avion in the Pas de Calais.

Known Addresses
1891: Westoe Village
1892: Westoe Village
1901: "Sea Holme", Westoe
1911: East Boldon
Last updated: 09-Aug-2014 09:19

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