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Military service
Service number:
715935
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Birth:
July 15, 1893
Adam's Cove, Newfoundland & Labrador
Enlistment:
February 26, 1916
Pictou, Nova Scotia
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VII. D. 3.
Additional information
Son of Richard and Maria Baggs, of Adam's Cove, Bay-de-Verde, Newfoundland.
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Photo of John George Baggs
In Memory of those who served in the 106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles.<P>. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles
In Memory of those who served in the 106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles.<P> Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Gravemarker of Private John George Baggs -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Babb to Barjarow. Microform Sequence 5; Volume Number 31829_B016715. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 149. Page 111 of 1072. -
Inscription
Epitaph: "He Gave His Life to Save Others" (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
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Private John George Baggs
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 194 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.
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