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Lest We Forget - Winston Churchill DeMille - Died in Hospital 100 Years Ago Today - 05.04.1918

Winston Churchill DeMille, 69937, was from  Anagance, Kings County, New Brunswick and was born April 24, 1898 at Anagance, New Brunswick. He was Son of Son of J. William De Mille and Mary De Mille, of Albert Co., New Brunswick. He enlisted with the 145th Battalion on May 1, 1916. He was wounded in the left knee by a gun shot wound. He was listed as Died in Hospital on May 4, 1918 having died of measles and bronchial pneumonia. He is buried at ST. POL BRITISH CEMETERY ; Pas de Calais, France. 

 You can find his complete war records by clicking here.

He is Commemorated on Page 504 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.

A virtual memorial can be found here. 

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