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Military service
Age:
20
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Flying Corps
Division:
44th Wing
Death:
June 27, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Joseph Patrick and Croasdella Cruess-Callaghan, of "Ferndene," Stradbrook, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland.
Digital gallery of Captain Stanislaus Cruess-Callaghan
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Cemetery
The grave of Captain S. Cruess Callaghan, who was killed in a flying accident. The grave is located in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, 208 Sunnidale Road, Barrie, Ontario. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie in 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.) -
Grave Marker
Pictured is Captain Cruess Callaghan's grave in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Barrie, Ontario. It is marked by a privately-installed ledger with a raised Christian cross; it is not marked by a Commonwealth War Graves Commission stone. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie in 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.) -
Inscription
The inscription on the raised cross marking Captain Cruess Callaghan's grave, in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Barrie, Ontario, reads: "TO THE MEMORY OF CAPT. STANISLAUS, CRUESS CALLAGHAN. R.F.C. KILLED 27, JUNE 1917. AGED 21 YEARS. REQUIESCAT IN PACE." (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie in 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.) -
Newspaper Clipping
This report of the death of Captain Cruess Callaghan appeared in the July 5, 1917 issue of the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario). (His first name was mistakenly reported as "Dan" rather than "Stan.") Note: Camp Hoare was the Royal Flying Corps airfield at Camp Borden, west of Barrie, Ontario, named in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel (later Brigadier-General) C.G. Hoare, the commanding officer of the RFC in Canada.
Digital gallery of
Captain Stanislaus Cruess-Callaghan
Digital gallery of
Captain Stanislaus Cruess-Callaghan
Digital gallery of
Captain Stanislaus Cruess-Callaghan
Digital gallery of
Captain Stanislaus Cruess-Callaghan
BARRIE (ST. MARY'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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