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Military service
Service number:
436801
Age:
30
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
January 2, 1886
Ontario
Death:
September 26, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. E. 13.
Additional information
Son of Priscilla A. Pell, of Grandforks City, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Private John Pell
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Photo de John Pell
Part 2 Orders dated 13 November 1916 indicating fatal casualties suffered by the 15th Bn (48th Highlanders). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Insigne de casquette
15th Bn cap badge. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Patch d'épaule
1st Division, 3rd Brigade shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Insigne de casquette
Cap badge of the 51st Bn which he originally joined before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Photo BGen Young 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Pierre Tombale
Grave marker Pte J Pell. Photo by BGen(ret'd) G. Young, submitted by Capt(ret'd) V. Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
États de Service
Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
États de Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Mémorial
15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Thiepval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Coupure de presse
From the Toronto Telegram July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Coupure de presse
From the Toronto Telegram. Submitted for the project Operation Picture.
Digital gallery of
Private John Pell
Digital gallery of
Private John Pell
Digital gallery of
Private John Pell
Digital gallery of
Private John Pell
Digital gallery of
Private John Pell
Digital gallery of
Private John Pell
Digital gallery of
Private John Pell
Digital gallery of
Private John Pell
Digital gallery of
Private John Pell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 147 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.
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