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Military service
Service number:
746048
Age:
30
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
18th Bn.
Birth:
July 27, 1887
Dumbarton, Scotland
Enlistment:
October 4, 1915
Oshawa, Ontario
Death:
November 17, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Range 13. Lot 7. J.
Additional information
Son of John and Margaret Colquhoun McRae of Alexandria, Scotland, husband of Margaret Cookson (formerly McRae), of Hamilton, Ontario.
Additional citations
Cross of St. George, 4th Class, Supplement to London Gazette # 30476 dated 14 January 1918.
Digital gallery of Private John McRae
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Newspaper Clipping
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Oshawa War Memorial
The Oshawa Ontario War Memorial (1924) was named "The Garden of the Unforgotten". This elaborate memorial was set with stones from each Great War Allied Nation and from the battlefields where Canadians fought. A pair of electric torches were to remain burning, and a copper time capsule box with artifacts from 1924 was buried under the memorial. In 2002, the Memorial Park was redeveloped and today the park incorporates beautiful gardens. A plaque explaining the redevelopment states: "Memorial Park is regarded as hallowed ground for quiet meditation, the enjoyment of music, and especially for honouring our men and women who served in armed conflicts". -
Plaque
This memorial is located in Oshawa, Ontario. -
Family Photo
John McRae pictured with family before going overseas February 1916. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John McRae
Digital gallery of
Private John McRae
Digital gallery of
Private John McRae
Digital gallery of
Private John McRae
Digital gallery of
Private John McRae
Digital gallery of
Private John McRae
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 288 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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OSHAWA UNION CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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