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Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 18.02.1916
  • Place of enlistment: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  • Service no: 761080
  • Rank: Sapper
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  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Engineers
  • Unit/Ship: 3rd Tunnelling Company

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 17.03.1865
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
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  • Spouse:

    Violet Milicent Esplin

  • Children:

    Archibald, Lillian, John, Violet, George, Ivy, Andrew & Myrtle

  • Age at Death: 90
  • Date of Death: 2907.1955
  • Place of Death: Canada
  • Burial Country: Canada
  • Cemetery: Forest Park Memorial Park, Burnaby, Vancouver

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Service Record

John’s attestations list his date of birth as 07.03.1871 but his actual date of birth was 07.03.1865

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