Private
WILLIAM ARTHUR (W A) DURSTON

• Private WILLIAM ARTHUR DURSTON's Story

• 	Born 6 July 1894 in Kemnay, Manitoba, Canada
  	Occupation Worked as a Farmer prior to enlisting.
  	Enlisted 16 August 1915 in Brandon, Manitoba | Age: 21 years
  	Buried 15 September 1916 - VIMY MEMORIAL | Age: 22 years

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Interesting Facts

• Son of Arthur and Emilie Durston of Griswold, MB. Sailed from Halifax on the S.S. Lapland on April 24, 1916. 

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Fallen Soldiers from Kemnay Manitoba, Canada

• Private
  DURSTON, WILLIAM ARTHUR
  15 September 1916
  VIMY MEMORIAL
  

Fallen Comrades of the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)

• Lieutenant
  KENNEDY, WILLIAM SMITH
  26 October 1917
  POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY
  
• Private
  SWAN, LEONARD CHARLES
  5 June 1916
  BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY (ENCLOSURE 4)
  
• Private
  CORR, JAMES WILLIAM
  14 May 1918
  ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
  
• Private
  JOHNSON, JOHN SYDNEY
  15 September 1916
  VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY
  
• Private
  MCMANUS, FREEMAN JAMES
  2 June 1916
  PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL)
  
• Private
  JONES, ORRIN
  5 June 1916
  MENIN GATE (YPRES) MEMORIAL
  
• Private
  BAILEY, HAROLD
  2 June 1916
  MENIN GATE (YPRES) MEMORIAL
  
• Private
  LAFONTAINE, LEON
  13 September 1918
  DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY
  
• Private
  ROBERTSON, SIDNEY
  15 September 1916
  VIMY MEMORIAL
  
• Private
  CHISLETT, JOHN MARSH
  2 June 1916
  MENIN GATE (YPRES) MEMORIAL
  
• Private
  KENNEDY, JOHN
  6 December 1915
  MAPLE LEAF CEMETERY
  
• Sergeant
  DYER, FREDERICK
  9 April 1917
  BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY