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Pte. Gordon Ottis Stillwell
Canadian Expeditionary Forces 5th Btn. Canadian Mounted Rifles
from:Waterborough, New Brunswick
(d.17th Apr 1917)
Gordon Ottis Stilwell died on the 17th of April 1917, aged 21 and is buried in plot XIX. A. 7 in the Etaples Military Cemetery.
Gordon was the ninth of 10 boys of Charles and Mary (Ferris) Stilwell of Waterborough, NB, Canada. He worked as a mill man before, along with his younger brother Blair, joined the army in April 1916. He was killed during the Battle of Vimy Ridge on 17 April 1917. His brother also fought at Vimy, and lost 3 fingers due to sniper fire in the same battle. Blair named his son in memory of his brother.