Name:
Charles Henry France
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
18040
Unit:
3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Date of Death:
1916-05-09
State:
Cemetery:
Woods Cemetery, Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
Plot:
III
Row:
A
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Comments:
Charles Henry France was born on March 26, 1893, in Readburn, Delaware County, New York. He was the son of James W. France and Nellie May Utter Hartwell. He was a farmer before enlisting in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on September 22, 1914, in Quebec, Canada. He served in the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment), as a Private during World War I.
Pvt France died on May 9, 1916, in Belgium. He is now buried in the Woods Cemetery, Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium.
Source of information: www.cwgc.org