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Son of Patrick and Maggie Gilroy, of Co. Down, Ireland.
Digital gallery of Private John Gilroy
Digital gallery of
Private John Gilroy
Pte. John Gilroy's name appears on this Memorial Tablet. St. Paul's was founded in 1822 as the first Roman Catholic parish in York (now Toronto). The present church was designed by Joseph Connelly in 1889 and was renamed St. Paul's Basilica in 1999. The WWI Memorial plaque is located outside the front entrance of the church. The Basilica is located in downtown Toronto on the corner of Power and Queen Street.
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Private John Gilroy
In honoured memory.
Digital gallery of
Private John Gilroy
From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John Gilroy
From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Pte. John Gilroy's name appears on this Memorial Tablet. St. Paul's was founded in 1822 as the first Roman Catholic parish in York (now Toronto). The present church was designed by Joseph Connelly in 1889 and was renamed St. Paul's Basilica in 1999. The WWI Memorial plaque is located outside the front entrance of the church. The Basilica is located in downtown Toronto on the corner of Power and Queen Street.
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In honoured memory.
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From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram December 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 243 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY (Belgium) Belgium
NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY is located 11.5 Km west of Ieper town centre on the Helleketelweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge. From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing.
On reaching the ring road of Poperinge, the R33 Europalaan, the left hand clockwise route circles the town of Poperinge and rejoins the N308 towards Oost Cappel. 2.5 Km around the R33 lies the left hand turning onto Helleketelweg.
The cemetery itself is located 700 metres along the Helleketelweg on the left hand side of the road.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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