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Son of John and Elizabeth Drew, of Hathersage, Derbyshire, England.
Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Digital gallery of Private John Drew
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Private John Drew
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 907 of 1076. His grave was located just South of Arleux-en-Gohelle, 5 ¾ miles North East of Arras. After the Armistice his body was exhumed and laid to rest in
ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY.
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Private John Drew
Source: The Standard / Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial. Edited by Frederick Yorston. Published by the Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal. This large Souvenir Edition magazine included the Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses.
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Private John Drew
Orchard Dump Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (J.Stephens)
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Private John Drew
A photograph of the headstone at the Orchard Dump Cemetery. May he rest in peace.(J.Stephens)
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Private John Drew
Epitaph: "he shall enter into peace Isaiah 5 7.2 A memory keeps thy forever near"
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 907 of 1076. His grave was located just South of Arleux-en-Gohelle, 5 ¾ miles North East of Arras. After the Armistice his body was exhumed and laid to rest in ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY.
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Source: The Standard / Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial. Edited by Frederick Yorston. Published by the Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal. This large Souvenir Edition magazine included the Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses.
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Orchard Dump Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (J.Stephens)
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A photograph of the headstone at the Orchard Dump Cemetery. May he rest in peace.(J.Stephens)
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Epitaph: "he shall enter into peace Isaiah 5 7.2 A memory keeps thy forever near"
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 230 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Orchard Dump Cemetery is in the village of Arleux-en-Gohelle, on the main road (D919) from Arras to Henin-Lietard. The cemetery lies on the left side of this road approximately 1 kilometre from the village of Bailleul-Sire-Berthoult.
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