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Herbert Archibald Paddon

In memory of:

Bombardier Herbert Archibald Paddon

March 2, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

41116

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

2nd Brigade

Citation(s):

1914-15 Star

Additional Information

Born:

December 7, 1889
Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

September 26, 1914
Valcartier, Quebec

Son of John A. and Frances H. Paddon, of St. John's, Newfoundland. He stated he was single and his occupation was engineer. There is also a commemorative inscription in honour of Bombardier Herbert Archibald Paddon on page 31 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 92 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VII. A. 28.

Location:

TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY is situated on the northern outskirts of Boulogne. From Calais follow the A16 to Boulogne and come off at Junction 3 and follow the D96E for Wimereux Sud. Continue on this road for approximately 1 kilometre when the TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY will be found on the left hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of HERBERT ARCHIBALD PADDON– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of HERBERT ARCHIBALD PADDON – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Herbert Archibald Paddon– From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.

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    Photo of Herbert Archibald Paddon
    Photo of Herbert Archibald Paddon – From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.

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